Namibian baby with 4 legs has surgery to remove limbs (PICTURED)

A two-month-old Namibian boy has undergone dramatic surgery after
being born with four legs.
Andrew Palismwe, of Caprivi, is responding well to treatment after
undergoing a nine-hour operation to remove two legs at the Red Cross
War Memorial Children's Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.
The baby is now recovering at the WindhoekCentral Hospital in Namibia,
reported The Namibian.
Surgery: Andrew Palismwe is responding well to treatment after
undergoing a nine-hour operation to remove two legs at the Red Cross
War Memorial Children's Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
He was born with two extra limbs below his stomach on April 6. The
condition is thoughtto be a result of a twin that does not fully
develop.
Windhoek Central Hospital neonatologist Dr Clarissa Pieper said: 'This
is a situation where identical twins are attached together as a result
of a twin embryo that does not fully split, but forms two babies
growing into each other. In this case, the other baby never fully
developed.'
Andrew's mother Ruthy Mutanimiye said at the hospital that her son had
'quickly responded to medication' after a day in intensive care.
She also spoke of her relief that her child received the operation
that she could not afford.
Treatment: Andrew is recovering well from his surgery at the Windhoek
Central Hospital in Namibia (pictured)
The Namibian government paid for the surgery through a fund that
assists state patients with no access to private medical care.
Ester Paulus, a spokesman for Namibia's Ministry of Health and Social
Services, said: 'The fund was established to assist patients who do
not have the means to undergo private treatment.
'We attend to every application with urgency,and currently, there are
no pending application forms.'
She refused to disclose the cost of Andrew's operation, saying: 'No
amount of money can be measured with saving a life.'