Baby born with extra legs undergoes successful surgery in Illinois

Doctors in Illinois have forever changed the life of a baby girl from Africa’s Ivory Coast.  She was born with four legs and two spines — and would likely have faced paralysis without surgery.

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Ten-month old Dominique now looks just like other babies — thanks to doctors at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill., who
 performed a first-of-its-kind procedure.
A team of five specialists performed life-changing surgery to remove what’s called a parasitic twin.
“It was as if the twin from the waist down had been attached to the back of Dominique’s neck,” Dr. John Ruge said. “There was a pelvis, bladder, and functional legs that moved and feet coming out of the back of Dominique’s neck.”