Surgeons remove parasitic twin from teenager who had legs growing out of his chest
A rare parasitic twin protruding from the chest of a 17-year-old boy has been removed by surgeons in Delhi, India.
What is parasitic twin? AIIMS doctor remove extra limbs from a 17-year-old boy, it weighs...
According to Dr. Asuri Krishna when the boy visited the OPD on January 28, medical staff initially thought he was carrying a child due to the bulge in his abdomen. However, upon examination, they found two fully formed lower limbs,
Teenager’s 16kg ‘parasitic’ twin removed by doctors in extremely rare surgery
Teenager says a ‘new world has opened up’ to him following extremely rare surgery to remove 16kg twin’s limbs from his abdomen
Indian doctors remove teen's 'parasitic' twin in rare surgery
Doctors in the Indian capital, Delhi, have performed a life-changing surgery on a 17-year-old boy to remove his "parasitic" twin that was attached to his abdomen. A parasitic twin is an underdeveloped conjoined twin that relies entirely on the host twin for survival.
Born with extra limbs, freed by surgery: AIIMS doctors perform life-changing operation on teen
Doctors at AIIMS Delhi successfully removed two extra lower limbs from a 17-year-old boy suffering from an incomplete parasitic twin condition. The surgery involved separating shared blood vessels and nerves.
After seperating teen from limbs of parasitic twin, AIIMS doctors flag lack of prenatal screenings
In extremely rare cases, one twin fails to fully develop, leaving only a part of it behind. This remnant, known as parasitic twin, remains attached to & dependent on surviving twin.
Delhi AIIMS Doctors Perform Rare Surgery To Separate 'Parasitic Twin' From 17-Year-Old
Doctors at Delhi AIIMS have successfully removed two 'parasitic legs' from a 17-year-old boy's abdomen, giving him a new lease of life.
AIIMS doctors separate 15kg 'parasitic twin' from 17-year-old boy
In a rare and complex surgery, a team of doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi separated a 15kg "parasitic twin" from a 17-year-old boy.
Two extra limbs of teen with rare condition removed by AIIMS doctors
The condition, known as an incomplete parasitic twin happens when an underdeveloped twin attaches to the host twin and survives by feeding off their body.
AIIMS doctors remove 15-kg 'parasitic twin' from UP teen in rare surgery
The extremely rare form of conjoined twinning had caused significant physical and emotional distress to the teenager
In rare surgery, docs separate ‘parasitic twin’ from 17-year-old
AIIMS doctors successfully removed a 15 kg ‘parasitic twin’ from a 17-year-old boy from Unnao, UP. The complex surgery took 2 to 2.5 hours, involving multidisciplinary specialists. The boy, previously isolated and facing emotional difficulties,
AIIMS Delhi doctors successfully complete rare operation, save life of 17-year-old
Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi have successfully operated and saved the life of a ...
Teen from UP among 40 such cases reported globally
Now, surgeons at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, have managed to remove the remnants of his ...