ROCHESTER, Minn. - A day after being separated from her twin sister, a North Dakota girl underwent surgery Thursday at the Mayo Clinic to relieve postoperative swelling, the clinic said.
Madysen Fitterer underwent the surgery, which Dr. Christopher Moir deemed a success. He said in a statement, "The procedure was successful, and we remain optimistic she will do well."
Madysen and her sister, Abygail, had been joined at the chest. They were separated Wednesday in a six-hour procedure that included placing the girls' hearts into their respective chests, and separating and reconstructing the girls' chest walls and closing their chests over their hearts.
The 5-month-old twins from Bismarck, N.D., are the daughters of Stacy and Suzy Fitterer.
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On the Net:
Mayo Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.org/fitterer-twins
The family's Web page: http://www.caringbridge.org
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