HAS UNDERGONE SURGERY SUCCESSFULLY!
The eight-month-old baby (Tofajjal) with a second 'head' has undergone surgery to have it removed. Tofajjal was suffering from a rare disease called encephalomeningocele.
According to doctors, this disease affect one in 40,000-45,000 babies, and the second head was a 'parasitic twin', which weighed almost a kilo and had brain tissue within it.
the operation however was a painstaking five-hour operation.
Neuro-surgeon Sisir Das, from Kolkata’s Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, told journalists, ‘I have never operated on such a big lesion. It was a very critical operation and slightest slip-up during the vital surgery might have ended the life of the baby.'
He added that even returning Tofajjal to his parents was a challenge, as they live in a very remote village.
Doctors say Tofajjal has already shown signs of speedy recovery post the surgery and it is hoped he will be able to lead a relatively normal life.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment