In order to bring a normal life to two twins joined at the top of the head, 30 doctors from India and many countries around the world have just begun to successfully separate the head even though there is still a lot of waiting. The next day will confirm everything .
One of the two babies after head separation surgery. Two-year-old boys Jaga and Kalia, originally named Honey and Singh, have been joined at the head since birth and have an 80% risk of death if not separated. In March 2015, the mother of two babies, Pushpanjali Kanhar, 25 years old, living in the state of Orissa (India) was stunned when she saw her two newly born children together at the beginning, something she did not expect when pregnant baby. No hospital could solve this problem, so the family had to take the two children home even though the Orissa state government promised to find every way to help them.Two babies in the hours before surgery. On August 28 this year, the first stage of the surgery was performed when doctors created bridging blood vessels from the common blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to the brain for the two babies. Dr. Swapneshwar Gadnayak, who participated in this surgery, said: “These twins are called craniopagus twins because they have two separate brains but are joined at the head. Many such cases have been successfully dissected, but if they share the same brain, it is very difficult to separate.” Mr. Bhuan Kanhar, Jaga and Kalia’s father, is a farmer who only earns 1,600 rupees (about 700,000 VND)/month. He tried every way to treat his child, but he was helpless because he was too poor. “The family was so poor, I lost all hope and was forced to watch them suffer like that for two years,” he said.
For two years, the two children’s family tried every way to cure them, but they were helpless because they were too poor.
Mr. Kanhar and his wife have two other sons, 9 and 6 years old, who are healthy and want the four children to live and play together.
And on October 26, this dream was initially realized when at a hospital in Delhi 30 doctors spent 16 hours separating the heads of Jaga and Kalia, the first surgery of this type in India.
When operated on, it was discovered that the two babies shared brain tissue and blood vessels, a very rare condition that only occurs in about 1 in about 3 million births.
The two children’s activities were very difficult. Dr. Randeep Guleria, director of Indian Institutes of Health Sciences, told the press: “The next 18 days will determine the success of the surgery.” A K Mahapatra, a doctor who participated in the operation, said: “Both the babies had other health problems. While Jaga has heart disease, Kalia has kidney disease. At first Jaga was stronger, but now he is getting weaker and Kalia is getting better.” Doctors said the biggest challenge after separating the babies’ heads was “providing enough skin to cover both heads because the separation surgery left large gaps on their heads.” “If they can do it themselves, the next step is to reconstruct their skulls,” said Maneesh Singhal, a plastic surgery expert. Impermanence (according to BBC, Daily Mail)
