Conjoined fetus as separate die within 3 days:
United Kingdom Oxford pregnant Maria in early 2004 to a pair of Siamese twins conceives, 2 volunteers have more blood vessel, if not immediately implemented separation surgery, will die in 3 days. London, Department of obstetrics and Gynecology experts boldly decided, as it is still in utero conjoined fetus laser separation surgery! this unprecedented operation ultimate success. In September the twins were born and now brother smoothly both healthy and lively, doctors even called miracles.
Twins may collapse
It is reported that in 2004, Maria conceives a pair of identical twins. Soon, the joy of being a mother is replaced by the bad news: Oxford city · John Radcliffe Hospital, b-scan results show that this is still in the uterus twin brother was a pair of conjoined fetus, and they suffer from a "twin transfusion syndrome" of rare diseases.
Popular, as the twins baby has more blood vessel, causing one fetus will face food surplus heart attack threat, another fetus is due to insufficient nutrition is starvation. If you do not detach the conjoined fetus immediately, they will die in succession within 3 days!
Intrauterine split operation
Later, Maria was transferred to technology more advanced London "Queen Charlotte emergency hospital". · Obstetrics expert Nicholas Fiske doctor diagnosed and decided to risk a unprecedented operation-use laser to conjoined fetus in the uterus for separation, for this will be their only way out, but surgery risks are high, the success rate of only 30%.
A few days later, Maria accepts up to 2 hours of laser surgery. Fiske professor said: "it was a surprising upset of the operation, you can clearly see the two fetuses small hand, arm and eyes, but you also understand that they likely will die within half an hour. In laser scalpel hot burning, twin fetuses are connected to the vessel being cut off. ”
The two brothers are all normal
In September 2004, Maria next generation via c-section on twin baby boys: one, the eldest son of William weight 1.67 kg, his second son Oliver about 2 kg. Admitted for observation 3 weeks later, Maria was son joyously home. Last 21 months passed, and now they have reached a weight of 10 kg or so. Although compared with their children the same age hair still seem small, but I like naughty and appetite. Hospital tracking survey results indicate that all of their normal physiological indicators, there are no signs of brain injury.
Fiske professor said: "I hear them safe and sound, is far too great, the two children is a miracle. ”
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