PHOTO: Baby With Two Heads: 8-Month-Old Boy Undergoes Successful Surgery

Date: 23-08-2013 12:04 pm (10 years ago) | Author: chuxz
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An eight-month-old baby who grew a second 'head' has undergone surgery to have it removed.The child, known as Tofajjal, was suffering from a rare disease called encephalomeningocele, said to affect one in 40,000-45,000 babies.
According to doctors, the second head was a 'parasitic twin', which weighed almost a kilo and had brain tissue within it.
He has now had the 'head' removed in a painstaking five-hour operation.
Neuro-surgeon Sisir Das, from Kolkata’s Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, told journalists, ‘I have never operated on such a big lesion. It was a very critical operation and slightest slip-up during the vital surgery might have ended the life of the baby.'
He added that even returning Tofajjal to his parents was a challenge, as they live in a very remote village.
Doctors say Tofajjal has already shown signs of speedy recovery post the surgery and it is hoped he will be able to lead a relatively normal life.
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Posted: at 23-08-2013 12:04 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
- ThoRam at 23-08-2013 04:01 PM (10 years ago)
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Terrible...
 
Posted: at 23-08-2013 04:01 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- mary11 at 14-12-2013 12:29 AM (10 years ago)
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Cute baby

Posted: at 14-12-2013 12:29 AM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- jossy4reall at 14-12-2013 08:52 AM (10 years ago)
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thank God for the baby

Posted: at 14-12-2013 08:52 AM (10 years ago) | Hero
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