A baby born with four legs and four arms is progressing well after surgeons in Uganda successfully completed an operation to remove his extra limbs.
Born with extra limbs —
A baby born with four legs and four arms is progressing well after surgeons in Uganda successfully completed an operation to remove his extra limbs.
DR KAKEMBO NASSER
Three weeks after the operation, Paul Mukisa is steadily recovering. "The baby is eating well (breast milk) and is moving his bowels normally," says Nasser Kakembo, one of the doctors who carried out the surgery. "His lower limbs also move normally."
Steady recovery —
Three weeks after the operation, Paul Mukisa is steadily recovering. "The baby is eating well (breast milk) and is moving his bowels normally," says Nasser Kakembo, one of the doctors who carried out the surgery. "His lower limbs also move normally."
DR KAKEMBO NASSER
Baby Paul Mukisa was born with a "parasitic twin," a conjoined twin that did not fully develop.
Rare condition —
Baby Paul Mukisa was born with a "parasitic twin," a conjoined twin that did not fully develop.
DR KAKEMBO NASSER
A Ugandan medical team at Mulago Hospital successfully completed a three-hour operation to remove the extra limbs. Mulago Hospital has in the past handled different congenital anomalies but this was the first of its kind at the facility.
First of its kind —
A Ugandan medical team at Mulago Hospital successfully completed a three-hour operation to remove the extra limbs. Mulago Hospital has in the past handled different congenital anomalies but this was the first of its kind at the facility.
DR KAKEMBO NASSER