According to the news of the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan on the 19th, doctors in the country independently completed the conjoined infant separation operation for the first time.
The operation is performed at the National Obstetrics and Gynecology Center for Neonatal Surgery Training and Treatment Center, which has extensive experience in performing complex surgeries for newborns, including those from neighboring countries.
Last June, the parents of twins from Kyrgyzstan came here. The babies, born on May 31, 2022, are conjoined twins. The abnormality was discovered when their mother was 28 weeks pregnant and delivered by caesarean section at 29 weeks. The two babies were born weighing a total of 1,600 grams and were named Fotima and Zuhra.
Professor Ergashev, MD, said: "This extremely complex operation was performed by Uzbek doctors from start to finish. For several months, after reading and researching various literature and analyzing videos of surgery performed internationally, we decided to take responsibility and get into action. We explained everything to the parents and told them that they could take their children to another country if they wanted to. But they say they have complete confidence in us. This trust also gives us strength. "Through surgery, the two children were successfully separated. Fortunately, their gallbladders are separated, and even if the two children's bodies are separated, the gallbladder can function well.
Experts have assessed that the two children are in stable condition and are expected to be discharged soon.
Ukrainian Minister of Health Amrilo Inoyatov presented the "Excellent Health Worker" badge to the doctors involved in the operation. In 2006, local surgeons and Russian counterparts from the Petrovsky Institute performed isolation surgery on a four-month-old conjoined baby in Uzbekistan.