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Parasitic twin to be removed at Bangladesh medical university Monday
Doctors at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) will operate on a three month baby boy to remove his ‘parasitic twin’ jutting out of his tiny body.
Published : 19 June 2016, 08:07 PM
Updated : 20 June 2016, 11:04 AM
The university said they had formed an 18-member medial board led by chairman of the paediatric surgery Prof Md Ruhul Amin for the surgery to be carried out on Monday.
The baby, Mohammad Ali, was born on Mar 7 at Bagerhat’s Zatrapur village. He was later shifted to the BSMMU on Mar 10.
Parasitic twins are usually the result of a delay in the separation of embryos during conception.
The attached twin’s upper part, head, chest and arms, are missing but he has two legs, kidneys, a bladder and a penis, doctors say.
The university, which has a history of separating rare twins, will bear all the expenses, said a statement.
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