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Viet Nam News
HCM CITY — Conjoined twins joined at the coccyx area were succesfully separated at the Children’s Hospital II, announced the hospital officials at a press conference on Wednesday.
The twins are 14-month-old Điểu Thị Bảo Ân and Điểu Thị Bảo Hân from Bình Phước Province. 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 Trần Đông A, former director of the Children’s Hospital II, twins conjoined at the coccyx area 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.
Phạm Ngọc Thạch, 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. — VNS
