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The name of neurosurgeon András Csókay became internationally known when he developed the so-called vascular tunnel technique for the treatment of severe traumatic brain swelling. In addition, a number of other new groundbreaking surgical procedures can be linked to him. In recent years, his name has often been heard outside of professional circles: in 2020, he and his team successfully separated the Bangladeshi Siamese twins Rabeya and Rukaya. András Csókay is not only known for his outstanding surgical achievements, however: he lectures all over the country and has already written several books: he always speaks openly and honestly about being Hungarian, about medicine, his deep faith, and his doubts as well as struggles. In a short portrait film from our publisher, the Friends of Hungary Foundation, he says: “When you have a tough question you must always look up.” This has helped him in many difficult situations during his career.
Separated Bangladeshi Siamese Twins Return Home after Two Years
Rabeya and Rokaiya, a pair of Bangladeshi Siamese twins conjoined at the head who were successfully separated by a team of Hungarian doctors in 2019, have returned to their hometown after two years, the Foundation for Defenceless People said on Monday.
After their separation in August 2019, the twins lived with their parents and sister for 18 months at the Dhaka Central Military Hospital.
For both children, a minor plastic restorative intervention on the soft tissues is expected to be performed by the foundation’s plastic surgeons in a year’s time.
Rokaiya and Rabeya were separated in a 33-hour operation organised by the Foundation for Defenceless People in August 2019 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in what was the third step of a series of procedures dubbed “Operation Freedom”. The first phase, including groundbreaking work to separate the blood flow of the brains, was conducted by a Hungarian team led by István Hud
Hungary’s Foreign Ministry confirmed the news to tabloid
Blikk that five thousand vaccines could be shipped from the country, adding that the vaccines were offered by Bangladesh as a gesture of gratitude for the Hungarian medical team led by neurosurgeon András Csókay and plastic surgeon Gergely Pataki for the successful separation surgery of Siamese twins Rabeya and Rokaiya.
A team of Hungarian doctors has successfully separated Rabeya and Rokaiya, Siamese twins conjoined at the head, in a 30-hour operation ending on Friday in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the Cselekvés a Kiszolgáltatottakért Alapítvány (Foundation for Defenceless People) that organised the operation, told MTI. The three-year-old Bangladeshi twins are in a stable condition but complications cannot be […]Continue reading