The conjoined twins, Truc Nhi and (Photo: dailymail.co.uk)
Hanoi (VNA) – The 12-hour operation to
separate in Vietnam, with the participation of nearly 100
medics, has made headlines in foreign newspapers.
Articles published on mirror.co.uk, thegaltimes.com
and dailymail.co.uk said the twin girls, and Dieu Nhi, are doing well
following the delicate .
They cited Professor Tran Dong A, 79, as saying that
the chances of the children making a full recovery are very positive thanks to
advanced surgical techniques and equipment.
Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Children’s Hospital
Truong Quang Dinh was quoted by mirror.co.uk and dailymail.co.uk as saying that
up to now, this can be considered a successful surgery and this is a first
successful step.
“The recovery process will be difficult and more
challenging for the hospital.
“We will focus and do everything to ensure this
is a great success,” he said.
Over the next three months, the girls are waiting for
other operations, including plastic. Now their health condition is
satisfactory, thegaltimes.com reported.
Around 100 doctors and nurses at the HCM City
Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospitals 1 and 2, Cho Ray Hospital and others
in HCM City took part in the July 15 operation to separate the twins, who were
joined at the pelvis.
The twins are 13 months old and weigh 15 kilogrammes,
and were in good health at the time of surgery. Because their development
indexes are the same as healthy children, doctors said the surgery was now safe
to perform.
They will be monitored until they turn 18./.
Source: VietnamPlus
