Rare pair of conjoined twin girls

On May 30, the Board of Directors of the Central Children’s Hospital directed a consultation meeting with specialties of Cardiology, Surgery, Neonatology, Diagnostic Imaging, Endocrinology – Genetics, Anesthesiology – Resuscitation, and Plastic Surgery. Craniofacial and other related specialties to plan early surgery, try their best to save the lives of two conjoined girls after giving birth in Lao Cai province.

Doctors said, 2 babies conjoined twins are VN and VT (Lao Cai), found to be a pair conjoined twins when the mother was pregnant at 33 weeks. 7 weeks later, the two babies were electively cesarean section, both birth weights were 2.2kg and 2.8kg, respectively. Conjoined twins are one of the rare medical defects with a rate of 1 in 200,000 babies born, of which 70% of pairs are female.

Doctors assessed that in these conjoined twins, baby VT is in stable health, while baby VN is in critical condition day by day. Photo: BVCC

After birth, baby VT had bleeding under the skin and pustules all over the body, but his health was stable. VN baby with respiratory failure requires oxygen, pustules all over the body, echocardiography detects atrioventricular septal defect, abdominal ultrasound shows 2 children with liver adhesions.

After the treatment did not respond, the provincial hospital transferred to the National Children’s Hospital at midnight on May 28. After being scanned, the doctors concluded that the baby VN had a total atrioventricular septal defect, 1 ventricle, 1 atrium, severe atrioventricular valve regurgitation, aortic disruption, arterial inversion, and pulmonary atrophy.

Doctors assessed that baby VT is in stable health, while VN is in critical condition day by day. Both children were cared for and treated actively with the cooperation between the Neonatal Center and the Department of Internal Medicine.

The doctor said that there were many difficulties in operating the case conjoined twins This is because the two children’s livers are conjoined, half of the lower body of the VN baby is being nourished by the hepatic artery of VT, when performing abdominal and liver separation, it can lead to many risks of shock and danger. But if not separated early, VT can lead to heart failure due to the need to carry blood to feed both bodies.

In addition, the child has too many cardiovascular abnormalities. With a normal healthy child, life-saving congenital heart surgery is a very complicated technique, requiring high expertise and absolute precision. Therefore, for 2 sisters VN – VT, the surgery is more challenging than ever. At the consultation session with the specialties of Cardiology, Surgery, Neonatology, Radiology, other relevant departments and departments to plan early surgery, try their best to save both babies’ lives. conjoined girls after giving birth in Lao Cai province.

Doctors said that two conjoined newborn babies, VN and VT (Lao Cai), were found to be a couple conjoined twins when the mother was pregnant at 33 weeks. 7 weeks later, the two babies were electively cesarean section, both birth weights were 2.2kg and 2.8kg, respectively. Conjoined twins are one of the rare medical defects with a rate of 1 in 200,000 babies born, of which 70% of pairs are female.

After birth, baby VT had bleeding under the skin and pustules all over the body, but his health was stable. VN baby with respiratory failure requires oxygen, pustules all over the body, echocardiography detects atrioventricular septal defect, abdominal ultrasound shows 2 children with liver adhesions.

After the treatment did not respond, the provincial hospital transferred to the National Children’s Hospital at midnight on May 28. After being scanned, the doctors concluded that the baby VN had a total atrioventricular septal defect, 1 ventricle, 1 atrium, severe atrioventricular valve regurgitation, aortic disruption, arterial inversion, and pulmonary atrophy. Doctors assessed that baby VT is in stable health, while VN is in critical condition day by day. Both children were cared for and treated actively with the cooperation between the Neonatal Center and the Department of Internal Medicine.

The doctor said that there were many difficulties in operating the case conjoined twins This is because the two children’s livers are conjoined, half of the lower body of the VN baby is being nourished by the hepatic artery of VT, when performing abdominal and liver separation, it can lead to many risks of shock and danger. But if not separated early, VT can lead to heart failure due to the need to carry blood to feed both bodies.

In addition, the child has too many cardiovascular abnormalities. With a normal healthy child, life-saving congenital heart surgery is a very complicated technique, requiring high expertise and absolute precision. Therefore, for 2 sisters VN – VT, the surgery is more challenging than ever.