A team of five doctors
had fought to save the boy's life at the National Institute of Child Health in
Karachi. The head of the NICH, Jamal
Raza, said the abnormal birth was the result of a genetic disease which
would affect only one in a million or more babies.
'It was strange that apparently an abnormal baby with six legs was as normal as other children,' he said. Before surgeons could operate they said they had to work out which of the limbs belonged to the boy and which to his twin.
Doctors examined MRI, blood tests and CT scan reports before deciding to perform the surgery. The operation lasted eight-hours and was performed in stages. The baby had been in an intensive care unit ward since he was born last week to the wife of an X-ray technician.
Imran Shaikh, the baby's father who lives in
Sukkur, said he was grateful his son was treated. 'We are a poor family. I am
thankful to the government and doctors for helping us successful operating my
baby', he said.
Shaikh and his wife of four years live in Sukkur, around 280 miles north of where his son is being cared for. His wife is reported to be recovering well from the birth and in a good state of health.
His
wife - who is also his cousin - has been unable to travel because she had a
caesarean section delivery. He said they were planning on naming their son Umar Farooq.
The
Sindh provincial health department said they were examining if he needed any
further treatment to live a normal life.
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