Peru 'mermaid syndrome' baby stable after operation (Reuter


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051213/hl_nm/health_peru_mermaid_dc"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20051213/i/r741438794.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=HE1iVP7vX3wgNZib1TXhNg--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Thirteen month-old Peruvian Milagros Cerron plays with balls at a hospital in Lima December 13, 2005. Cerron, the baby girl known as Peru's 'Little Mermaid' because of a rare birth defect in which her legs were joined together, is making good progress after being operated six months ago, doctor Luis Rubio said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A Peruvian baby born with a rare defect in
which her legs were fused was making good progress six months
after undergoing risky surgery to separate them, her doctor
said on Tuesday.</p><br clear=all>