“She is stable and has been shifted to the ICU where she will be closely monitored for the next 48 to 72 hours, which will be critical,” Dr Sharan Patil, orthopaedic surgeon and head of the hospital where the surgery was conducted said. “The surgery went remarkably as per plan. We had most of the information required and therefore there were very few surprises on the operating table and we were able to preserve all structures planned,” paediatric surgeon Ashley D’Cruz, a member of the 36-member team, said.

“We preserved a kidney located in the twin and placed it in Lakshmi’s body. We took out all poorly developed structures on the right side, which included a part of duplicated colon, internal reproductive organs and small urinary bladder,” he said. The Rs 25 lakh cost for the surgery will be borne by the hospital, Lakshmi’s uncle said.