By Banji Ojewale
Dateline: August, 2022, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
In a hospital, the fate of a pair of conjoined twins lies in the experience, expertise and exertions of some 100 medics. Dug deep in a duel to divide the duo where they are congenitally cleaved –the brains- doctors put up "one of the most complex processes ever’’ adventured.’’ Finally, after 27 hours in the theatre, preceded by months of trialing initiatives, the 3-year-olds are broken loose.
For the first time in the world, surgeons across
several countries take part in the separation task, wearing headsets to
communicate. A "virtual reality room’’ is the ‘command centre’. Dr. Noor ul Owase Jeelani, who led the team
along with Dr. Gabriel Mufarrej, says: "In some ways, these operations are
considered the hardest of our time, and to do it in virtual reality was just
really man-on-Mars stuff.’’
Described as space-age feat, it delivered a miracle humanity is applauding as the elusive Eighth Wonder of all time brewed in the recesses of science.
