Amazing sucess

Nigerian Twins Joined At The Spine Separated After
A Pioneering And Incredibly Risky 18 -Hour
Operation
september 5, 2013 0
Hussaina and Hassana while still joined
It was all joy for Alhaji and Malama Badariyya
Badaru, after their conjoined twins Hussaina and
Hassana Badaru who shared spinal cords were
successfully separated after a gruelling eighteen-
hour operation in far away India.
The operation of the one-year-old sisters involved
40 doctors, and is only the fourth such separation
to be carried out in the world.
The Twins after the successful surgery with their
parent
The pair, who were born with a condition called
pygopagus in Kano, Nigeria, were joined at the hip
and had spinal cord fusion, while also sharing a
lower gastrointestinal passage and genitalia.
Specialist surgeons at BLK Super Speciality
Hospital in New Delhi, India, conducted the
separation on August 12.
They carried out two procedures – one to divide
the twins, and one reconstructive operation.
The procedures – which cost an estimated £64,000
and were paid for by a Nigerian philanthropist –
were so risky that doctors were forced to conduct
practice runs on dummies before attempting it for
real.
Dr Prashant Jain, the paediatric surgeon who led
the team, said: ‘The separation of the Badaru twins
was a big challenge as they had unusual sharing of
alimentary canal, genitourinary system and nervous
system.
‘We overcame this with meticulous planning and
team work. Rehearsals were carried out using
dummies.
‘Every surgical step was defined and rehearsed
over and over again till it reached precision.
Watch the happy mom saying: