robosky02:



ok good for them

were is bleble

AngelAhnie:
Nice one
Nigerians didn't see this coming

Immanueladebol:
A rare good story coming from KENYA..

MtuMsuper:

Actually Kenya is chock full of good news. This kind of news is the norm, rather than the exception here. Most of what folks read on NL is peddled by faceless and nameless morons and is raggedy gossip culled from like minded websites and sleazy media masquerading as "news". ...
That being said, it's always a pleasure to see medical science make advances, and even better to see people who only a few decades ago, would have almost certainly not make it to live productive lives on account of physical deformity. Kudos

MrHenshaw:



@talktonase you are right especially now that everyone including the doctor's are enrolled in MMM.

jagugu88li:
Its not the first time its happening in Africa, edit that. South Africa 2013 and Zimbabwe 2014.

Kudos Kenyan Doctors and the worst part is, even the first one was done by another enemy. Now, if Ghana were to bring in good news too, some people will die.

TheSuperNerd:
This is so awesome.... Great one Kenyans....

But this is not the first successful conjoined twins surgery done in Africa.

The first or one of the first was done by Ben Carson and a team of Zambian and South African doctors and more in South Africa. It was the case of the banda boys.

They were conjoined twins also albeit Craniopagus conjoined kind.

This one from kenya is Omphalopagus conjoined kind.

Craniopagus and Omphalopagus are both kinds of conjoined conditions seen in certain twins who joined together. Another is Thoracopagus(joined at the chest) and Thoraco-omphalopagus (joined at chest and upper/lower abdomen).

So in all.... Great news and awesome achievement all the way from the land of Kenyatta, home to top schools like Egerton, Jomo kenyatta and more.

Kudos.... But this isn't the first successful conjoined twins separation surgery done on African soil.

Immanueladebol:
A rare good story coming from KENYA..

InyinyaAgbaOku:


False.
A Nigerian, late professor Nwako did the first successful separation in Africa

amicable09:

Oh no, you're wrong!
I know a particular clinic with exact same theatre like the one pictured above with C-arm here in Nigeria. The theatre is working perfectly well and correct surgeries are taking place right there in Lagos.

We have experts in Nigeria. Though most of them are not fully based here but they perform the surgeries here, I tell you.

Have no shame , we'll soon see amazing wonders come out from our theatres right here in Nigeria.

TheSuperNerd:
This is so awesome.... Great one Kenyans....

But this is not the first successful conjoined twins surgery done in Africa.

The first or one of the first was done by Ben Carson and a team of Zambian and South African doctors and more in South Africa. It was the case of the banda boys.

They were conjoined twins also albeit Craniopagus conjoined kind.

This one from kenya is Omphalopagus conjoined kind.

Craniopagus and Omphalopagus are both kinds of conjoined conditions seen in certain twins who joined together. Another is Thoracopagus(joined at the chest) and Thoraco-omphalopagus (joined at chest and upper/lower abdomen).

So in all.... Great news and awesome achievement all the way from the land of Kenyatta, home to top schools like Egerton, Jomo kenyatta and more.

Kudos.... But this isn't the first successful conjoined twins separation surgery done on African soil.

aylagos:
Op that was not the first in Africa OAU ile Ife in Osun state was the first in Africa to separate conjoined twins GIYF

Almand:

link to your story otherwise na big fat lie

Positiveminds:
KENYA IS BETTER THAN NIGERIA IS EVERY SPHERE , TRUE OR FALSE? LIKE IF TRUE, SHARE IF FALSE. THIS IS A POOL!

aylagos:
Op that was not the first in Africa OAU ile Ife in Osun state was the first in Africa to separate conjoined twins GIYF

Share the link pls....thats how OAU and UI professors keep separating deformed twins, healing down syndrome, raising the dead back to life, building cars that dont use fuel, building aeroplane from the scratch, etc. "ON NAIRALAND AND ON TWITTER". WHY IS IT THAT WE NEVER SEE THEM

jagugu88li:
Its not the first time its happening in Africa, edit that. South Africa 2013 and Zimbabwe 2014.

Kudos Kenyan Doctors and the worst part is, even the first one was done by another enemy. Now, if Ghana were to bring in good news too, some people will die.

TheVictorious:


Share the link pls....thats how OAU and UI professors keep separating deformed twins, healing down syndrome, raising the dead back to life, building cars that dont use fuel, building aeroplane from the scratch, etc. "ON NAIRALAND AND ON TWITTER". WHY IS IT THAT WE NEVER SEE THEM

aylagos:
Op that was not the first in Africa OAU ile Ife in Osun state was the first in Africa to separate conjoined twins GIYF

Sixty Kenyatta National Hospital specialists have successfully separated Siamese twins born two years ago, in a 23-hour operation that was the first in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa.

The sarcophagus twins born at a Meru hospital were joined at the sacral region of the lower spine.

Head of pediatric surgery Fred Kabuni said on Wednesday that the main aim of the procedure was to separate the babies, close their wounds and create stomachs for them.

He said they will undergo four more reconstructive surgeries after their wounds heal.

"I am very proud of my team. The journey had been long but successful," he said. "The twins will be checked after one month."

Kabuni said they waited two years to perform the surgery to allow the development of key organs, and muscle strong enough for surgery.

The twins are recovering at the hospital's intensive care unit.

Among those involved in the surgery were plastic surgeons, anaesthetists, neurosurgeons and nurses.

They said they will reconstruct the children's skins, Instruments, anal canal and bowel in subsequent operations.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated the joint medical team that conducted a 23-hour surgery and successfully separated conjoined twins, aged two years.

The team comprised medical professionals from Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and the University of Nairobi’s School of Health Sciences.

The surgery is one of the continent's first, and given that it was conducted at KNH'S main theatre, it is testimony to the vast improvement in the quality and capacity of Kenya's public hospitals.

QUICK RECOVERY

The President on Thursday also wished the twin girls a quick recovery and all the best as they embark on life after the surgery.

He thanked the medical team for their outstanding work, dedication and a great sense of civic duty.

The joy of the mother, relatives and family friends of the girls is shared by the whole nation and beyond, he said.

The twins can now talk and respond to their mother, Nairobi News reports.

The hospital’s acting CEO Thomas Mutie on Wednesday said the children had been admitted at the Specialised Surgical Paediatric Ward for more than two years to allow development of key organs and also enable them to gain appropriate muscles to withstand the surgery.

PATIENTS STABLE

“Surgery of this nature usually required planning and regular consultation by a multi-disciplinary team of KNH and School of Health Sciences, UoN specialists to exchange ideas on how best to perform the procedure while minimizing the risk of either paralysis or neural damage,” said Dr Mutie.

He added that the children were stable and are receiving specialised care as medics monitor their progress.

“We are confident that they will fully recover and live normal independent lives to adulthood,” said Dr Mutie.

Dr Mutie thanked the team for conducting what he called the “first ever sarcophagus surgery in Africa” with great dedication.