<p>The baby was admitted to Narayana Hrudayalaya Multi-Speciality Hospital on June 30 with a rare condition called dipygus or pygomelia wherein accessory limbs develops in the gluteal (buttock region). <br /><br />Hospital sources said it is considered to be a form of twinning and such similar abnormalities are occasionally noticed in fawns, dogs and cattle. A widely accepted theory was that it was result of adverse embryogenic influences, possibly terotogens.<br /><br />The surgery of baby Vittal started around noon and it took almost six hours to complete. The surgery was over by 6 PM. The baby is doing fine. The baby has been shifted to the post operative ward. A team of 20 doctors were involved in the surgery.<br /><br />The boy's parents are from Pawaija from Mahaveerpura in Madhya Pradesh. The first reported case of dipygus documented was of an eight-year old Parisianboy in 1831, with an accessory pelvic bone in left buttock, connected to a single thigh and two calves. Each had separate feet.</p>
<p>The baby was admitted to Narayana Hrudayalaya Multi-Speciality Hospital on June 30 with a rare condition called dipygus or pygomelia wherein accessory limbs develops in the gluteal (buttock region). <br /><br />Hospital sources said it is considered to be a form of twinning and such similar abnormalities are occasionally noticed in fawns, dogs and cattle. A widely accepted theory was that it was result of adverse embryogenic influences, possibly terotogens.<br /><br />The surgery of baby Vittal started around noon and it took almost six hours to complete. The surgery was over by 6 PM. The baby is doing fine. The baby has been shifted to the post operative ward. A team of 20 doctors were involved in the surgery.<br /><br />The boy's parents are from Pawaija from Mahaveerpura in Madhya Pradesh. The first reported case of dipygus documented was of an eight-year old Parisianboy in 1831, with an accessory pelvic bone in left buttock, connected to a single thigh and two calves. Each had separate feet.</p>
