Complex Surgery Involving Multidisciplinary Team for Conjoined Twins
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- DAR ES SALAAM: MUHIMBILI National Hospital (MNH) has successfully separated parasitic conjoined twins for the first time, marking a milestone in Tanzania’s specialised paediatric surgery.
- Speaking after the surgery yesterday, paediatric surgeon Dr Victor Ngota said the case differed from other conjoined-twin operations at MNH because only one of the twins had developed sufficiently to survive.
- Dr Ngota said the surgery was particularly complex because doctors had to separate the twins while protecting the healthy baby’s vital organs and blood vessels.
- Dr Ngota said conjoined twins occur when identical twins fail to separate completely during the early stages of pregnancy.
- The operation involved a multidisciplinary team of paediatric surgeons, anesthetists and plastic and reconstructive surgeons.