Siamese Twins from Nigeria, James and John who were six-months old, underwent a life-saving procedure at the Narayana Health City, Bengaluru.
"The twins, who were joined at the upper part of their abdomen, were successfully separated, giving them a new lease of life," the Narayana Health City said in a statement.
Separation of Year-old Conjoined Twins Successful at Mumbai Hospital
One-year-old conjoined twins, who shared a common liver, intestine and urinary bladder were separated in an extensive surgery that lasted 12 hours.
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‘The procedure was undertaken with an intention to make sure that the conjoined twins can lead independent lives.’
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The goal of the corrective surgery was to achieve a safe separation of the children and to have no disability in either of them, the hospital said.
"The operation was done by an interdisciplinary team consisting of six surgeons, six anesthetists, four anesthetic technicians, six nurses among others," said the head of Pediatric Surgery Department, Sanjay Rao, in the statement.
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After 18 hours of surgery, the heads of the conjoined twins from Odisha have been separated successfully. The health condition of the children is stable.
For James and John, barring liver, all other organs such as intestines were separate.
"The liver was carefully divided along the anatomical planes and the twins were separated," the hospital said.
After the surgery on November 24, the twins have made a rapid recovery and are in a position to live their lives independently, it added.
Siamese twins are rare, occurring once in nearly 100,000 births. Taking birth from a single embryo, the twins have a low survival rate as internal organs are shared between the two.
Source: IANS
Conjoined Twins Underwent an 18-Hour Surgery for Separation
After 18 hours of surgery, the heads of the conjoined twins from Odisha have been separated successfully. The health condition of the children is stable.
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For James and John, barring liver, all other organs such as intestines were separate.
"The liver was carefully divided along the anatomical planes and the twins were separated," the hospital said.
After the surgery on November 24, the twins have made a rapid recovery and are in a position to live their lives independently, it added.
Siamese twins are rare, occurring once in nearly 100,000 births. Taking birth from a single embryo, the twins have a low survival rate as internal organs are shared between the two.
Source: IANS
Swiss Doctors Make History by Separating Eight-Day-Old Conjoined Twins
A medical team of 13 performed the risky five-hour operation at Inselspital Hospital in Bern in December, with only a one percent chance of success.
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 After 13 Months Twins See Each Other for the First TimeJadon and his brother Anias, 13 months old, were born conjoined at the head. Doctors separated the boys in a 27-hour surgery on October 13. | Advertisement
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