These conjoined “spider” twins in Indonesia are connected at the pelvis in such a way that they possess three legs, four arms and one penis, a condition so rare that it affects just one in two million people
While the anomalously attached siblings came into the world in 2018, the case was only just detailed recently in the “American Journal Of Case Reports.”
The boys are ischiopagus-tripus conjoined twins, defined as those who are connected by the lower half of their body instead of the upper torso — which is the case with most conjoined twins. This subset of the birth defect is exceedingly rare.
Along their shared penis and seven limbs — all of which are functional except for one leg — these brothers also possess a bladder, rectum and intestinal tract, as is typical of most conjoined twins, the Daily Mail reported.
Meanwhile, doctors believe that one of the boys had an underdeveloped kidney while the other only possessed one.
Despite miraculously surviving both gestation and childbirth — one twin dies or is stillborn in over 60% of cases — the brothers had to lie flat for their first three years as their unique configuration prevented them from sitting up.
Surgeons have since amputated their third leg and stabilized their hip and pelvis so the brothers could sit upright, providing them a semblance of independence.
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