Doctors first carried out scans which revealed the parasitic twin was attached to the teenager’s breastbone and was receiving blood from a vessel in his chest – but did not have a significant connection with other major organs such as the liver or kidneys.
Prior to his surgery, the boy had lived with two fully formed legs, buttocks and external genitalia protruding from his abdomen, which doctors said could feel touch, pain, and changes in temperature.
Doctors in India have successfully removed a 16kg ‘parasitic twin’ from a teenage boy following an intensive surgical procedure.
Due to the lack of medical knowledge and case studies on the topic, doctors said they had to rely on their ‘intuition, skill and knowledge’ to successfully complete the procedure.
‘Our team at AIIMS Delhi successfully removed a 16 kg parasitic twin from a young boy from Unnao, freeing him from a rare and challenging condition.
