Conjoined Twins Love And Prince, Who Had Shared Organs Separated Successfully In Mumbai
Twins Love and Prince were born conjoined in September 2016. They were joined at the abdomen and hip and shared three organs - liver intestine and urinary bladder. The Mumbai twins were successfully operated by a team of 20 doctors.
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.
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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.
