Girl in India born with 8 limbs

lumbingmi · 11-05-2007, 08:28 PM

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By Sam Relph and Peter Foster in New Delhi
Last Updated: 9:47am GMT 05/11/2007

An Indian girl born with four arms and four legs is to undergo a 40-hour operation tomorrow as doctors try to give her a chance at a normal life.

Lakshmi Tatma is a two-year-old girl named after the Hindu goddess of wealth who has four arms. She was believed to have been "sent from God" when she was born to a poor rural family in the Indian state of Bihar.

Two-year-old Lakshmi Tatma plays with her mother, Poonam, as she waits for her operation

As news of her birth spread among the 500 inhabitants of Rampur Kodar Katti — a remote settlement without electricity or running water — men, women and children queued for a darshan, or blessing, from the baby.

However, it will require the latest techniques in medical science to separate Lakshmi from her "parasitical", headless, undeveloped "twin", which is joined to her body at the pelvis.

The £100,000 operation will require differently skilled teams of more than 30 surgeons to work in eight-hour shifts to separate Lakshmi's spinal column and kidney from that of her twin.

After attempting to transplant the shared kidney wholly into Lakshmi's body, another team of surgeons will gradually close up her pelvic girdle while re-orientating her bladder and genital systems. Plastic surgeons will then graft skin to cover her wounds while an "external fixator" will be attached to close her pelvis gradually over a three-week period.

Twin girl with eight limbs to have surgery - Telegraph

LakeTahoe · 11-05-2007, 08:38 PM

WHOA! I hope the surgery went well and be normal!

Texan Guy · 11-05-2007, 08:44 PM

What are you talking about? She has only 2 big chests. Not 8 limbs......Ohh...I misread...Let me read again........Hope she gonna be all good in the surgery.

RedheadGrrl · 11-05-2007, 09:36 PM

Texan, shes a twin but the another headless twin body attach sister's body. Thats why she have 8 limbs.

Maria · 11-05-2007, 09:50 PM

Oh, wow .... I am glad there's someone out there who will be able to help this little girl to get back to her normal life by surgery. Hope she gets well after surgery.

lumbingmi · 11-05-2007, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Texan Guy

What are you talking about? She has only 2 big chests. Not 8 limbs......Ohh...I misread...Let me read again........Hope she gonna be all good in the surgery.

Yep that s right.

deafdyke · 11-05-2007, 11:07 PM

WOW................that's really rare. I've heard of people being born with four legs, but legs AND arms? WOW.....................

Liebling:-))) · 11-06-2007, 06:52 AM

wow, I am glad that the surgeons help to correct this little girl to get back to her normal life... She is continue my thought and hope she gets well after surgery.

Reba · 11-06-2007, 06:57 AM

I hope all goes well for the little girl.

PuyoPiyo · 11-06-2007, 07:02 AM

Maybe the Hinduism Gods is real! Just kidding

Hope her surgery goes well.

VanG · 11-06-2007, 08:50 AM

Hope all are well and she is in prayer but this is today. Wonder how she doing today??

Kalista · 11-06-2007, 10:28 AM

BANGALORE, India —

Doctors began operating Tuesday on a 2-year-old girl born with four arms and four legs in an extensive surgery that they hope will leave the girl with a normal body, a hospital official said.

The girl named Lakshmi is joined to a "parasitic twin" that stopped developing in the mother's womb. The surviving fetus absorbed the limbs, kidneys and other body parts of the undeveloped fetus.

A team of 30 doctors was removing the extra limbs and organs. They have separated the fused spines and the next step will be to separate the extra limbs and then the rest of the "parasite," said Dr. Sharan Patil, the orthopedic surgeon leading the operation.

"As of now, the child has been responding very well," Patil said several hours into the operation.

Lakshmi is named after the four-armed Hindu goddess of wealth, and some in her village in the northern state of Bihar revere her.

"Everybody considers her a goddess at our village," said her father, Shambhu, who goes by one name. "All this expenditure has happened to make her normal. So far, everything is fine."

Others sought to make money from Lakshmi. Her parents kept her in hiding after a circus apparently tried to buy the girl, they said.

The complications for Lakshmi's surgery are myriad: The two spines are merged, she has four kidneys, entangled nerves, two stomach cavities and two chest cavities. She cannot stand up or walk.

"It's a big team effort of a lot of skilled surgeons who will be putting their heart and soul into solving the problem of Lakshmi," Patil said earlier in the day. "It's going to take many, many hours on a continuous basis to operate on the baby. So, these issues definitely make it complex."

Patil put the risk of losing Lakshmi between 20 and 25 percent.

Doctors at Sparsh Hospital in Bangalore, where the girl is undergoing surgery, said she is popular among the staff and patients.

"She's a very cute girl," Dr. Patil Mamatha said. "She's very playful and gets along well with others."

The hospital's foundation is paying for the operation because the girl's family could not afford the medical bills, Mamatha said.

Phillips · 11-06-2007, 05:10 PM

Wow!!!

LakeTahoe · 11-06-2007, 05:55 PM

The doctors was so sweet to do the surgery for that sweet girl. I hope it'll go success!

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Originally Posted by Kalista

BANGALORE, India —

Doctors began operating Tuesday on a 2-year-old girl born with four arms and four legs in an extensive surgery that they hope will leave the girl with a normal body, a hospital official said.

The girl named Lakshmi is joined to a "parasitic twin" that stopped developing in the mother's womb. The surviving fetus absorbed the limbs, kidneys and other body parts of the undeveloped fetus.

A team of 30 doctors was removing the extra limbs and organs. They have separated the fused spines and the next step will be to separate the extra limbs and then the rest of the "parasite," said Dr. Sharan Patil, the orthopedic surgeon leading the operation.

"As of now, the child has been responding very well," Patil said several hours into the operation.

Lakshmi is named after the four-armed Hindu goddess of wealth, and some in her village in the northern state of Bihar revere her.

"Everybody considers her a goddess at our village," said her father, Shambhu, who goes by one name. "All this expenditure has happened to make her normal. So far, everything is fine."

Others sought to make money from Lakshmi. Her parents kept her in hiding after a circus apparently tried to buy the girl, they said.

The complications for Lakshmi's surgery are myriad: The two spines are merged, she has four kidneys, entangled nerves, two stomach cavities and two chest cavities. She cannot stand up or walk.

"It's a big team effort of a lot of skilled surgeons who will be putting their heart and soul into solving the problem of Lakshmi," Patil said earlier in the day. "It's going to take many, many hours on a continuous basis to operate on the baby. So, these issues definitely make it complex."

Patil put the risk of losing Lakshmi between 20 and 25 percent.

Doctors at Sparsh Hospital in Bangalore, where the girl is undergoing surgery, said she is popular among the staff and patients.

"She's a very cute girl," Dr. Patil Mamatha said. "She's very playful and gets along well with others."

The hospital's foundation is paying for the operation because the girl's family could not afford the medical bills, Mamatha said.

shel90 · 11-06-2007, 06:04 PM

She has a beautiful smile. Hope her surgery goes well.

Dixie · 11-06-2007, 08:19 PM

Same here. I cannot imagine having that many limbs and only two of them actually functional. I dont see how she'll ever be able to walk because it looks like both set of legs are deformed - but it could just be me and the way she is posed in the photos.

I cannot believe a circus would attempt to purchase the girl with no regard to her health, safety and well being.

deafskeptic · 11-06-2007, 08:20 PM

I hope everything goes well for the girl. yeah, she has a sweet smile.

Lil_country_gal · 11-06-2007, 09:02 PM

Awww i hope everything goes great she is a very special girl to have such an amazing surgery

sara1981 · 11-07-2007, 01:29 AM

im sure that girl need improve in surgery and getting back to normal like 2 arms,2 legs and five fingers,5 toes.

and also mostly parents cant afford for surgery its very hard and not easy for that! im sure need more specialist treatment for little girls they can walk if cant but im not sure they need more discussing with doctors to figures out!

Liebling:-))) · 11-07-2007, 04:44 AM

Girl separation surgery a success

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Lakshmi with her mother before the operation

Separation surgery on a two-year-old Indian girl who was born with four arms and four legs has been successful, doctors say.

Lakshmi Tatma was joined at the pelvis to what was, in effect, a headless, undeveloped twin.

A team of surgeons in the southern city of Bangalore operated on Lakshmi for 27 hours to separate her spinal column and kidney from that of her twin.

It is hoped the procedure will allow her to survive beyond adolescence.

"Lakshmi is stable and sound," the doctor leading the operation, Sharan Patil, told a news conference which was shown live on television channels across India.

'Optimistic'

"She has withstood the operation, she is safe and doing well," he said.

Lakshmi is still on ventilation.

"We will keep a close watch on her for the next 48 to 72 hours and won't move from the hospital until she stabilises," Dr Patil said.

More than 30 doctors "worked relentlessly through the night to make the operation successful," he said and added that there was "no setback at any stage of the surgery".

Dr Patil said he was "optimistic about the child's survival".

Dr Patil says he's optimistic about the child's survival

The surgery began at 0700 local time (0130 GMT) on Tuesday and ended at 1000 local time (0430 GMT) on Wednesday.

Lakshmi's parents, poor labourers from the northern Indian state of Bihar, would be allowed to see their daughter this afternoon.

The child has been hailed by some in her village in Bihar as the reincarnation of the multi-limbed Hindu goddess of wealth, Lakshmi.

Conjoined twins are rare, occurring in about one in every 200,000 births.

They originate from a single fertilised egg, so they are always identical and of the same sex.

The overall survival rate of conjoined twins is somewhere between 5% and 25%.

Historical records over the past 500 years detail about 600 surviving sets of conjoined twins - more than 70% of which have been female twins.

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Girl separation surgery a success

PuyoPiyo · 11-07-2007, 08:04 AM

^^^ That's great, hope she would wake up happy

I am not sure if she is able to walk?

Foxrac · 11-07-2007, 08:24 AM

Oh, that's great about surgery went successful, that's very impress me about how doctor is doing well.

I had seen other children with more than normal parts in somewhere like two was popped in other finger or toe, even 3rd arm from chinese girl too.

LakeTahoe · 11-07-2007, 06:27 PM

Liebling beat me! LOL!

I am glad she is doing well and recovers quickly!

Dino65 · 01-12-2008, 08:07 PM

It is like a mirror or reflection... both hips are connected together ... so the hip along with legs and arms were removed. Neither head nor spine are fully developed. Glad the girl is well ... enjoys her lifelong with her loving family!

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Kalista Premium Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 7,386	BANGALORE, India — Doctors began operating Tuesday on a 2-year-old girl born with four arms and four legs in an extensive surgery that they hope will leave the girl with a normal body, a hospital official said. The girl named Lakshmi is joined to a "parasitic twin" that stopped developing in the mother's womb. The surviving fetus absorbed the limbs, kidneys and other body parts of the undeveloped fetus. A team of 30 doctors was removing the extra limbs and organs. They have separated the fused spines and the next step will be to separate the extra limbs and then the rest of the "parasite," said Dr. Sharan Patil, the orthopedic surgeon leading the operation. "As of now, the child has been responding very well," Patil said several hours into the operation. Lakshmi is named after the four-armed Hindu goddess of wealth, and some in her village in the northern state of Bihar revere her. "Everybody considers her a goddess at our village," said her father, Shambhu, who goes by one name. "All this expenditure has happened to make her normal. So far, everything is fine." Others sought to make money from Lakshmi. Her parents kept her in hiding after a circus apparently tried to buy the girl, they said. The complications for Lakshmi's surgery are myriad: The two spines are merged, she has four kidneys, entangled nerves, two stomach cavities and two chest cavities. She cannot stand up or walk. "It's a big team effort of a lot of skilled surgeons who will be putting their heart and soul into solving the problem of Lakshmi," Patil said earlier in the day. "It's going to take many, many hours on a continuous basis to operate on the baby. So, these issues definitely make it complex." Patil put the risk of losing Lakshmi between 20 and 25 percent. Doctors at Sparsh Hospital in Bangalore, where the girl is undergoing surgery, said she is popular among the staff and patients. "She's a very cute girl," Dr. Patil Mamatha said. "She's very playful and gets along well with others." The hospital's foundation is paying for the operation because the girl's family could not afford the medical bills, Mamatha said. __________________ Enjoy the Autumn time as much as we can. The foliage are such beautiful in Vermont and New Hampshire.

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sara1981 Batista's Fans Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Little Rock,Ar Posts: 3,052	im sure that girl need improve in surgery and getting back to normal like 2 arms,2 legs and five fingers,5 toes. and also mostly parents cant afford for surgery its very hard and not easy for that! im sure need more specialist treatment for little girls they can walk if cant but im not sure they need more discussing with doctors to figures out! __________________

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PuyoPiyo slotting Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fourth Plain Village WA Posts: 4,825	^^^ That's great, hope she would wake up happy I am not sure if she is able to walk? __________________ Hey everyone, I know some of you guys tried to pm me or leaving a message on my profile. I am very sorry that I haven't been around here lately because I went up to Puyallup State Fair working with my parents, and then I decided to go to Yakima Fair with my parents to work more, somehow when I came back and discovered that my computer had collasped. So I won't be using the computer as often as I was used to. Thanks everyone

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Foxrac o_O Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,404	Oh, that's great about surgery went successful, that's very impress me about how doctor is doing well. I had seen other children with more than normal parts in somewhere like two was popped in other finger or toe, even 3rd arm from chinese girl too. __________________ Obama-Biden '08

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Dino65 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 491	It is like a mirror or reflection... both hips are connected together ... so the hip along with legs and arms were removed. Neither head nor spine are fully developed. Glad the girl is well ... enjoys her lifelong with her loving family!

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