Doctors of the Children’s Hospital II presented the twins and their family with flowers at a press conference (Photo tuoitre.vn)City (VNA) – joined at the coccyx area were successfully
separated at the Children’s Hospital 2 in , announced the
hospital officials at a press conference on October 4.
The twins
are 14-month-old Dieu Thi Bao An and Dieu Thi Bao Han from the southern
province of Binh Phuoc. They are recovering and will be discharged next week.
The two
infants were hospitalised on July 26, two days after birth. After several
consultations and referrals, on August 23, the twins were separated after an
11.5 hour-long surgery.
According
to Tran Dong A, former director of the Children’s Hospital 2, twins conjoined
at the is extremely rare. This is only the 29th such
case in the world. Since their spinal cords are joined where cerebrospinal
fluid and nerves run, the surgery is fraught with various difficulties.
Pham Ngoc
Thach, director of the hospital, said that in the next six weeks, doctors will
examine the twins’ anal skin. If things look positive, doctors will
form real anuses for them since they are using false ones.
Their
recovery can only be determined once they turn three years old.
The
hospital will cover all the costs of treatment for the twins and continue to
support them in their next surgery.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
