Conjoined toddlers Nima and Dawa have spent their first night in Australia as they await complex separation surgery.
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The Bhutan-born twins, 14-months-old, arrived in Melbourne on Tuesday and will undergo a series of tests at the Royal Children's Hospital in preparation for their marathon procedure.
The girls, who are joined at the torso, have recently been starting to get "a little frustrated with each other", according to Children First Foundation chief executive Elizabeth Lodge, who led the drive to bring the twins to Australia.
"The girls are losing weight. They've been in hospital in recent weeks getting some extra nutrition," she said.
The aim is to separate the girls in a single surgery, hospital head paediatric surgeon Joe Crameri told reporters.
"We know the areas we are going to have to focus on are the bowel and the liver," he said.
It will be several months after surgery before the girls will be able to return to Bhutan.
Australian Associated Press
