Nearly one-and-a-half years after they were born, conjoined, sharing some vital organs twins, Love and Prince, have been successfully separated. The Mumbai twins were successfully operated by a team of 20 doctors at Wadia Hospital after a 12-hour procedure on Tuesday.?
Mumbai Mirror
The twins, who were born in September 2016, were joined at the abdomen and hip and shared three organs - liver, intestine and urinary bladder.
"At the tender age of 1 year and 3 months, Love and Prince underwent this complicated surgery and are currently stable in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit. They will be under observation for a few days which will be followed by multiple surgeries to ensure they are healthy and fit to survive," said Dr Minnie Bodhanwala, CEO, Wadia Hospitals.
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Doctors said the children are now in a stable condition, however, they have inadequate skin to cover the internal organs because of which they have used ¡®prosthetic mesh¡¯ and collagen, to prevent infections.