A grueling, 24-hour-long operation to remove the extra limbs of an Indian girl born with four arms and four legs was a spectacular success, leaving her in stable condition, doctors announced Wednesday.
A team of more than 30 physicians successfully removed the 2-year-old's extra limbs, salvaged her organs, and rebuilt her pelvis area, Dr. Sharan Patil said from a hospital in the southern Indian city of Bangalore.
"Beyond our expectations, the reconstruction worked wonderfully well," said Patil, the lead orthopedic surgeon during the operation.
The girl, named Lakshmi, is revered by some in her village as the reincarnation of a Hindu …
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