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.
Birth of Conjoined Twins Turns Into a Nightmare for 25-Year-Old Woman
Devi and her husband, a laborer, were too poor to have an ultrasound check during the pregnancy and didn’t know that the babies were conjoined until delivery.
Devi and her husband, a laborer, were too poor to have an ultrasound check during the pregnancy and didn’t know that the babies were conjoined until delivery.
‘Eight-day-old premature twins, conjoined at the liver have made history after their successful separation by doctors in Switzerland.’
The twins weighed just 2.2 kg and were joined on the liver. The babies had a serious problem, where one was suffering from serious blood pressure due to increased blood flow from the liver. While the other did not receive enough blood and had low blood pressure. A team of 13 doctors took five hours to separate the twins, as it was very complex with one percent of survival chances. The babies are recovering well at the hospital. They have gained weight and have started to breastfeed.
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Conjoined Twins to Undergo Advanced Tests At AIIMS for Separation Surgery
A panel of three expert surgeons from All India Institute of Medical Sciences have interacted with the twins at the Niloufer Hospital in Telangana.
A panel of three expert surgeons from All India Institute of Medical Sciences have interacted with the twins at the Niloufer Hospital in Telangana.
CT Imaging and 3-D Printing Technology Aid Surgical Separation of Conjoined Twins
For the first time a combination of CT and 3-D printing technology have been used in the surgical planning for separation of conjoined twins.
For the first time a combination of CT and 3-D printing technology have been used in the surgical planning for separation of conjoined twins.
Conjoined Twins Die in Bangladesh Before Doctors Could Intervene
The conjoined twins had two heads, two hands and two legs like any normal baby. But, inside she had two hearts, two sets of lungs and shared pelvic organs.
The conjoined twins had two heads, two hands and two legs like any normal baby. But, inside she had two hearts, two sets of lungs and shared pelvic organs.
