MBARARA, UGANDA: A team of specialists at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital has gained public applause after successfully conducting an operation to separate conjoined twins born last week.
The separated twins belong to Rebecca Nkunda a resident of Kakooba in Mbarara city with each of the babies weighing 3.5 kg each.
According to Dr. Deus Twesigye, a senior consultant physician and general surgeon who participated in the operation, the twins were born in the 33rd week, contrary to the 40 weeks of normal delivery.
Dr. Twesigye, who led the team of eight medics, revealed that it took them eight hours on Thursday, April 26, 2022, to separate the intestines and bladder that the duo shared. He further revealed that the babies are responding to post-operation medication in the intensive care unit under close supervision by experts.
Mbarara Hospital Director Dr. Celestine Barigye says the complex procedure is the first of its kind in the region and gives hope for future specialized treatment, adding that the separated twins were delivered at Ruharo mission hospital, which referred them to the regional referral hospital for the operation to separate them.
Speaker of Parliament Anita Among applauded the medics during Tuesday’s plenary saying such achievements give the country pride to boast on.
“I want to congratulate the medical team from Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital for successfully separating conjoined twins. It gives us pride when such complicated surgeries can be performed in our regional hospitals,” she said.
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