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不丹连体女婴术后六年恢复良好


Former conjoined (连体) twins Nima and Dawa Pelden have celebrated their seventh birthday, more than five years after surgical separation in Australia. The twins, who were born joined at the chest and abdomen (腹部), were pictured smiling and walking hand-in-hand in a video posted on social media last week.

The sisters were just 14 months old when they flew from their home country of Bhutan to Melbourne to be separated in life-changing surgery at Royal Children’s Hospital in 2018. Conjoined twins, or twins whose bodies are physically connected, are very rare and aren’t always able to be separated if they share limbs or organs. But Nima and Dawa were able to be separated from one another during the six-hour operation.
Their proud mum Bhumchu Zangmo said the twins were in Year 2 back home in Bhutan. “They are indeed growing up so well and mature,” she said. “(They) even ask me if I need any helping hand from them.” She said they loved making toys and building houses together. “They enjoy playing together,” she said. “Also to draw and to paint, even sometimes they enjoy watching YouTube tutorials (学习指南).”
She shared photos of her daughters lighting candles at a temple, and out for dinner with the family. Mrs Zangmo said they normally cut cake with friends and have a small celebration for their birthday. “But this time they wanted something different,” she said. She said the twins chose to visit their local temple and offer food to the elderly. “They enjoy every little thing,” she said.
While doctors don’t know exactly how conjoined twins are formed, they believe it happens during the early stages of pregnancy. Conjoined twins are very rare and only occur in about one in every 50,000 pregnancies. Sadly, many conjoined twins die before they are born. While Nima and Dawa were joined by the chest and abdomen, other conjoined twins have been born joined at the head, or have shared one set of legs. Not all conjoined twins can be safely separated, especially if they share a vital organ such as a heart or brain.
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