The case of polydactyly in both extremities at the same time is considered extremely rare in medical reports worldwide˳ Recently, a case of a baby with 12 fingers and 12 toes was successfully operated in Da Nang˳
L˳’s extra-toed hands and feet are a rare case – Photo: N˳TRINH
On July 6, Doctor Nguyen Dinh Hoa, deputy director of surgery at Da Nang Family Hospital, said that he had just successfully operated on a case of extra fingers in all four extremities˳
Each hand and foot of this patient has an extra toe˳ This is an extremely rare case, with only a handful of cases reported worldwide˳
Before that, at the end of June, Ms˳ HM (Quang Nam) – the mother of TL (6 years old) took the baby to the Family Hospital for examination and wanted to perform surgery to remove the extra fingers and legs for her son˳ little˳
Each hand and foot of L˳ has 6 toes˳ In total, L˳ has 12 fingers and 12 toes˳
Although the fingers and toes are still developing and have normal bones, the excess of fingers makes it difficult for her to function˳ Especially when choosing shoes, exercising, running and jumping˳
After being consulted, her family wishes to have surgery on these extra fingers˳
According to Ms˳ M˳, the family had intended to take her to surgery at the age of 3, but because the child was young, the doctor advised not to do it right away˳
When the child is about to enter 1st grade, the whole family is determined to do it soon, to avoid leaving the child with low self-esteem˳
Feet 6 toes before surgery and hands and feet after surgery – Photo: N˳TRINH
According to Dr˳ Nguyen Dinh Hoa, when the family requested, the hospital assigned to perform X-rays, necessary laboratory tests and conduct consultations˳
The consultation with the participation of doctors from the musculoskeletal unit, anesthesiology, resuscitation and plastic surgery to ensure not only function but also aesthetics for baby L˳’s hands and feet after treatment surgery˳
Up to now, after two days of surgery, the baby’s hands can do simple things like grasping objects without discomfort and pain˳
“Because he is young, in order to minimize the surgery time and avoid unwanted side effects from the long-term use of anesthetics, we divided into 2 teams to perform simultaneously on both arms and hands˳ feet for you” – Doctor Hoa said˳
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Source link: https://cocc˳edu˳vn/phau-thuat-cho-be-co-12-ngon-tay-12-ngon-chan-hiem-gap-20230706111709843˳htm
