A pair of head -to -head twins successfully separated in Brazil, and the largest patient in the same case

Jimu Journalist Li Lili

According to Sky News on August 1, after seven operations, a pair of heads of heads in Brazil successfully separated. They are two 3 -year -old boys, and they are currently in good condition. They are also the largest patients in the world's twins in the world.

They are separated from the oldest head conjoined twins

According to reports, the twins are from Brazil, namely Belnado Lima and Arthur Lima. They are connected by their head skulls when they are born. This situation is extremely rare even among the twins.

Separation them is considered one of the most complicated separation surgery ever, and many surgeons think it is impossible to achieve.

The whole process was led by Dr. Gabriel Muferey, director of the Surgery Research Institute of Bino-Lora and Paul Nimer, a British pediatrician surgeon.

Before starting the actual surgery, surgeons spent several months trying to use virtual reality technology. Surgeons from different countries wear head displays and practice surgery together in the same "virtual reality room".

Before surgery (Picture Source: Sky News)

In the end, they performed a total of 7 operations, and the last two operations exceeded 33 hours. After the last operation, the last operation was 27 hours. Nearly 100 medical staff participated in it.

Children's brain surgery charitable Gemini Untwined raised surgical costs for the little boy.

Dr. Jerani described this surgery as the "extraordinary achievement" of medical staff. He said: "The success separation of Bernardo and Arthur is a great achievement of the Rio team, and it is also the work of Gemini UntwinEd so valuable. A great example. "

"We not only provide a new future for children and family members, but we also give local teams to the ability and confidence to successfully complete such a complicated work again in the future."

Dr. Muharey introduced that two and a half years ago, the boy's parents came to the hospital for help. Since then, the two children have been taking care of professional care in the hospital. This operation will completely change their lives.

At present, they recover well and will have six months of rehabilitation.

Two little boys after surgery pull their hands and face face to face

This pair of twins is almost four years old, and they are the oldest head -to -body twins. This time, the little brothers finally could pull their hands and lie together face to face.

With the advancement of medical technology, multiple serial twins have successfully separated. Dr. Jerani is undoubtedly the best in this field, which is the sixth separation surgery he hosted. He had previously conducted surgery of twins from Pakistan, Sudan, Israel and Turkey.

According to the "Independence" report, in 2019, the twin sisters Safa and Marwa Ullah, who are connected to the two -year -old skull from Pakistan, under the main knife of Dr. Jerani, successfully separated in the UK after three major operations.

Pakistan twins who have been successfully separated

At that time, experts used virtual reality technology to make precise replicas needed by girls, and used 3D printing to make structural plastic models that can be used for practice.

Data show that one -body twins are very rare. There may be a pair of one -sized twins per 60,000 newborns, but the probability of connecting the head is only 5%. They are also called skull babies.

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