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Successful Surgery for 8-Limbed Girl
Wednesday November 7, 2007 6:46 AM
By GAVIN RABINOWITZ
Associated Press Writer
BANGALORE, India (AP) - An extensive operation on a 2-year-old girl born with four arms and four legs went ``wonderfully well’’ doctors said Wednesday as they announced that she was safe and stable after more than 24 hours of surgery.
A team of 30 doctors successfully removed the child’s extra limbs, salvaged her organs, and rebuilt her pelvis area, Dr. Sharan Patil said Wednesday from a Bangalore hospital.
``Beyond our expectations, the reconstruction worked wonderfully well,’’ Patil said.
The girl, named Lakshmi, had been revered by some in her village as the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess.
Lakshmi was born 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.
The doctors worked through the night to remove the extra limbs and organs, surgery that doctors say will give her a good chance to live past adolescence. The procedure included separating the fused spines along with removing the extra limbs and the rest of the ``parasite,’’ said Patil, the orthopedic surgeon leading the operation.
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You don’t have to be a Villager to realize that Lakshmi IS the reincarnation of the Hindu Goddess. She even looks like her. We all get reincarnated, why can’t she be her? I believe that she is. Why does having a scientific explanation for something have to take away from the spirituality of something? Just because something is scientifically explained does not make it less then a miracle. That child is blessed by God and we shall all be witnesses to her life in this life. A modern day Goddess reincarnated before our very own eyes. Appreciate the blessings of living to see this miracle taking place! And God be with us all!