SANTODOMINGODomincanRepublic---AninfantgirlbornwithasecondheadbledtodeathSaturdayaftercomplexsurgery(外科手术)toremoveherpartiallyformedtwinherparentsanddoctorssaid.
Amedicalteamcompletedthe11-houroperationFridaynightandsaid8-week-oldRebeccaMartinezdiedsevenhourslater.Doctorshadwarnedafterthesurgerythatthegirlwouldbeatgreatriskofdeath.
“WeknewthiswasaveryriskysurgeryandnowweacceptwhatGodhasdecided“Rebecca’sfather29-year-oldFrankinMartinezsaidatanewsconferencewithhiswife.“Rebeccaisnolongerwithusphysicallybutnoonewillforgether.”
MartinezsaidthefamilywouldburyRebeccainaprivatefunerallaterintheday.
Thegirllostalotofbloodintheoperationwhichapparently(明显地)causedhertosufferaheartattacksaidDr.JorgeLazarefftheleadsurgeon.Friendsandfamilydonated(捐赠)almost4gallonsofbloodforsurgeonstouseRebeca’soperation
“Thiswasnotafailureoranerror”Lazareffsaid.“Whenweleftherelastnightthegirlwasinstablecondition.Atsomepointinthemiddleofthenightshestartedtobleed.”
RebeccawasbornDec.10withtheundevelopedheadofhertwinanexteremelyrareconditionknownascraniopagusparasticus.Rebeccawastheeighthdocumentedcaseintheworldofcraniopagusparasiticusdoctorssaid.
AlltheotherinfantsdocumentedtohavehadtheconditiondiedbeforebirthmakingRebeccassurgerythefirstknownoperationofitskind.
WithoutanoperationRebeccawouldhavebarelybeenabletoliftherheadat3monthsold.Herdoctorssaidthepressurefromthesecondheadwouldhavepreventedherbrainfromdeveloping.
“WealwayssawRebeccawithouttheextrapartofherbody”erfathersaidafterherdeath.
Rebeccawastheirthirdchild-----alongwitha4-year-oldboyanda1-year-oldgirl.
1.Theunderlinedword“infant“mostprobablymeans____________________.
A.adisabledchild
B.anewly-bornchild
C.a2-headedchild
D.averyyoungchild
2.RebeccaMartinezdied________________________aftershewenttotheoperationtable.
A.8weeks
B.11hours
C.7hours
D.18hours