After 5 hours of operation, an Afghan medical team successfully separated two Siamese sisters, linked by the abdomen and genitals. A first in medical history in Afghanistan.
Two 15-day-old Siamese sisters were successfully separated at the French Medical Institute for Children (IMFE) in Kabul, Afghanistan. This is the first time that such an operation has taken place in this Central Asian country.
Connected by the abdomen and the genitals, Ayesha and Sidiqa were born at their parents’ home in a small village in Badakhshan province, says the French association. The Chain of Hope on its website. The little girls were quickly transported to the nearest hospital. But faced with this extremely rare situation, the doctor called on Dr Jalil Wardak, head of pediatric surgery at IMFE, who took care of their transfer to Kabul.
The latter directed, Saturday 1er August, the operation which lasted more than 5 hours and mobilized a team of 5 doctors and 4 nurses. This first in Afghan medical history was made possible thanks to La Chaîne de l’Espoir’s Welfare program, which allows the most disadvantaged to have access to healthcare.
” A dream come true “
For the moment, no details concerning the intervention have been provided. The association only specifies that “the little twins are currently under close medical supervision”. According to the’Afghanistan Times, the two sisters should return within a fortnight to their family.
Today, parents who thought poverty would be a barrier to their daughters’ future are relieved and very happy. “I was afraid to believe in this dream. But when I saw my two daughters sleeping peacefully in two separate beds, I realized that this dream had come true ”, testified Maghul, the mother of the little girls on the website of theAfghanistan Times.
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