Doctors separate siamese twins at UCH Ibadan

A set of siamese twins weighing 2.5 at birth were successively separated on Thursday, by a team of medical experts at  University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan


The separation of the siamese twins born 3.00 a.m by one Jumoke Ajibola, a 26-year-old patent medicine vendor residing in Jos, took the team of experts led by Dr Kayode Ogundoyin about three hours.



The siamese twins, a baby girl and another that was partly formed, were joined in the honeypotl area and shared one heart. The partly formed siamese twins only had legs and intestines, but no head.

The surviving twin, currently at the intensive care unit of the hospital is responding well to treatment and weighed 2kg after the surgical separation which included a reconstruction of her honeypot.

Hospital sources confirming the incident disclosed that the partly formed twin had been sent to pathologist for assessment of what caused the problem.

Also, tests carried out on the baby girl indicated that she need not fear any complications from her parasitic twins later in the future.

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Posted: at 24-01-2011 08:38 PM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Separation of siamese twins usually take more than 3hrs.This was easy bcos one of d twin was malformed and already dead. I look forward to wen we will separation siamese twins who will both stay alive.Nigerian doctors are really working hard in a harsh environment.

Posted: at 24-01-2011 11:29 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie

Thank God people are beginning to see that the white only hype little things they do, giving us the impression they are the "best"

Posted: at 25-01-2011 01:43 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

AFTER THEM GO SAY NAIJA NO GOOD

Posted: at 25-01-2011 07:03 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

congratulobia

Posted: at 25-01-2011 08:31 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

good news naija

Posted: at 25-01-2011 08:57 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

UP NAIJA

Posted: at 25-01-2011 09:39 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

Nigeria doctors are trying their best. But out govt are not encouraging them. Cogratulation to all nigeria doctors..

Posted: at 25-01-2011 10:26 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie

Thank God. Who says Nigerian doctors are not good. What they need is adequate funding of our hospitals.

Posted: at 25-01-2011 10:52 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

dats a very nice thing to hear.keep up d good work doctors

Posted: at 25-01-2011 11:22 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac