Doctors in Ohio performed a groundbreaking surgery to separate conjoined twins, the first of its kind due to the twins' age and the complexity of their condition.
Dr. Christopher Gordon, chief of craniofacial and reconstructive surgery at Dayton Children's, and Dr. Robert Lober, a pediatric neurosurgeon at the hospital, knew they had their work cut out for them. No one had ever performed this operation on twins this old, or on twins that shared vascular structures, meaning one boy's veins and arteries were feeding the other, and vice versa.
As pressure mounted surrounding the final operation, doctors discovered another large artery connecting the boys, with dangerous consequences to Augusto’s speech and motor skills if separated. "It took a personal toll," said Lober, speaking about the pressure the medical team faced in that moment. Some nurses even had to leave the room, overcome by emotion, says Lober.Eventually, after three long days in the operating room -- the boys were separated."These were boys that we'd come to love over a long period of time," said Lober."Everybody'd come to love. They became our boys.
These doctors have helped change the landscape of facial, cranial surgery and Gordon says there’s now a line of 60 kids with other complicated syndromes, who are hoping to come to Dayton Children’s Hospital for help.
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