Conjoined twins separated in 21-hour operation

Twin 11-month-old girls who were formerly conjoined have been separated after undergoing a marathon surgery at a suburban New York children's hospital. A team of more than 50 medical professionals helped perform the delicate 21-hour operation to separate Ballenie and Bellanie Camacho at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital in Valhalla over two days beginning January 17. The twins, who were born in the Domincan Republic, had been connected by a bone at the base of the spine.