The craniopagus twin, Jaga who was conjoined at the head has opened his eyes four days after a surgery to separate them at Delhi’s AIIMS hospital. Two-year-old Jaga, who is on dialysis due to kidney issues has also responded to the commands given by doctors and moved his legs and hands.
The doctors at Delhi’s AIIMS hospital are satisfied with the twin’s progress. However, the other twin, Kalia has not regained consciousness and is suffering from seizures.
Jaga and Kalia were born conjoined with shared vessels and brain tissues. It took 16 hours marathon operation and a team of 30 doctors to separate them at the state-run Delhi hospital.
The first phase of the surgery was performed on August 28 when the doctors created venous bypass to separate the veins shared by the babies that returns blood to the heart from the brain.
The conjoined twins were admitted to AIIMS on July 13 from Milipada village in Kandhamal district of Odisha.
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