Gisaeng twin legs, buttocks on the boat...15kg removed after surgery
Mar 06, 2025
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According to local media such as NDTV, medical staff at AIIMS Hospital in New Delhi, India, recently removed parasitic twins with grown legs and hips from the abdomen of a 17-year-old boy A after more than two hours of surgery.
Parasitic twins refer to the birth of fully underdeveloped twins attached to the body. It is an extremely rare case, with less than one in 100,000 births.
The boy's stomach had two fully formed legs, hips, and external genitals protruding, weighing about 15 kg.
Surprisingly, parasitic limbs could feel pain, touch, and temperature changes.
Dr. Asuri Krishna, who led the medical team, said there are only 40 to 50 cases of parasitic twins recorded in the world's medical literature, and there are few cases of surgery on children.
Dr. Krishna and the medical staff were checking how interconnected the body and the parasitic twins were.
Doctors found that the parasitic twins were attached to the boy's sternum and receiving blood from blood vessels in his chest.
Dr Krishna "However, there was no significant association with other major organs such as the liver or kidneys""A large cyst was also found in the abdomen of a teenager. "
The operation was carried out in two stages, the first was to remove the parasitic twin, and then to extract the cystic mass from the surrounding organs.
The medical staff, including radiologists, anesthesiologists, and plastic surgeons, completed the operation in about two and a half hours.
The boy was discharged four days after being hospitalized. He is healthy and has not suffered complications from surgery, Dr Krishna said.
The boy, who lives in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, has been teased and ridiculed for his unusual appearance.
This forced him to live in pain of isolation and loneliness. School also had to give up halfway.
After the operation, the boy said, `Now I want to live an active life"I want to study and get a job. A new world has opened up to me."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
