Getting Ready

Conjoined Twins

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Neurosurgeon Dr. John Frazee consults the diagnostic test images of conjoined twins Maria de Jesus and Maria Teresa Quiej-Alvarez during a risky 22-hour procedure to separate the girls Monday, Aug. 5, 2002, at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Author: CBS News Staff

Credit: AP

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