Odisha: Surgery that separated conjoined twins features in Limca Books of Records

A  successful craniopagus surgery that separated two conjoined twins has found a place in Limca Book of Records. surgery was performed in 2017 on conjoined twins Jaga and Kalia hailing from Odisha's Kandhamal district, at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. surgery was heed by neurosurgeons Prof Ashok Kumar Mahapatra and Dr Deepak Kumar Gupta with a team of 125 doctors and paramedical staff. 

'First successful craniopagus surgery in India'

surgery was recorded as first craniopagus surgery in India in record book and was conducted in two sts, first on August 28, 2017, and n on October 25, 2017. "It was t an easy task. Those were restless days and sleepless night, because, it was a surgical separation of two brains. se twins shared t only brains with each or but y also were sharing ir blood circulation with each or," Dr Deepak Kumar Gupta earlier said. 

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first case of vein granting in world

surgery was also recorded as first case of vein granting in world, as a vein taken from vein bank at AIIMS was grafted in Kalia's brain as children shared only one vein. "Congratulations! We are happy to inform you that your record is featured in 2020 edition of Limca Book of Records," an e-mail sent to Doctor Kumar Gupta by Limca Book of Record Editorial Executive Tresa Benjamin, said.

Doctor Mahapatra said, Doctors also consulted Prof James T Goodrich, a New York-based paediatric neurosurgeon, who has conducted two such surgeries and is considered an expert in this field in world and only 12-13 such surgeries have been performed in world.  twins are currently in hospital and have spent two years in AIIMS Delhi, doctors suggest y have to give twins two or three years to track ir progress. 

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