In a rare surgery, doctors in New Delhi have successfully reconstructed the anus of a two-day-old baby girl who was born without the organ.
In one of the first procedures of its kind in India, the baby from a slum cluster in nearby Gurgaon was given a new lease of life by doctors at the Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) last week after private nursing homes turned her away.
'Though the baby was not underweight, she was lacking the vital organ. We examined and operated upon her successfully at one stretch,' said Yogesh Sarin, head of department, paediatrics surgery.
'As the child was only two days old, we had to be extra careful. The pelvic muscle was divided in the middle and the rectum was mobilised. We made the hole at the required place and the child is now defecating through the reconstructed organ,' Sarin told IANS.
A team of five doctors led by Sarin conducted the surgery, medically known as posterior sagittal anorectoplasty, within an hour.
'We are closely monitoring her development and will hopefully discharge her by the weekend,' Sarin explained.
An added complication was the baby developing meningitis as she was delivered at home - over 50 percent of childbirths in India happen at home, the doctor said.
'The unhygienic surroundings led to her getting meningitis. But we have given her medicine and she is stable now.'
In one of the first procedures of its kind in India, the baby from a slum cluster in nearby Gurgaon was given a new lease of life by doctors at the Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) last week after private nursing homes turned her away.
'Though the baby was not underweight, she was lacking the vital organ. We examined and operated upon her successfully at one stretch,' said Yogesh Sarin, head of department, paediatrics surgery.
'As the child was only two days old, we had to be extra careful. The pelvic muscle was divided in the middle and the rectum was mobilised. We made the hole at the required place and the child is now defecating through the reconstructed organ,' Sarin told IANS.
A team of five doctors led by Sarin conducted the surgery, medically known as posterior sagittal anorectoplasty, within an hour.
'We are closely monitoring her development and will hopefully discharge her by the weekend,' Sarin explained.
An added complication was the baby developing meningitis as she was delivered at home - over 50 percent of childbirths in India happen at home, the doctor said.
'The unhygienic surroundings led to her getting meningitis. But we have given her medicine and she is stable now.'
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