Tag: Conjoined

Condition of conjoined twins from Odisha stable: AIIMS doctor

The conjoined twins from Odisha — Jaga and Kalia — whose heads were separated on 26 October at the AIIMS, continue to be in the ICU but their condition is stated to be stable. Dr A K Mahapatra, the chief of the neurosciences centre at the AIIMS said, the craniopagus conjoined twins from Kandhamal district …

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October 29, 2017

Odisha CM Patnaik praises AIIMS doctors for separating twins

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday heaped praise on a team of doctors at New Delhi’s AIIMS for successfully separating craniopagus (joined at the head) infant twins. The 28-month-old twins from Odisha were separated after a 16-hour surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Wednesday. “Glad to learn of successful …

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October 26, 2017