A specialized Saudi medical team has begun a complex procedure to separate Burkinabe conjoined twins, Hawa and Khadija, at King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital in Riyadh. The 17-month-old twins are fused at the lower chest and abdomen, sharing the pericardium, liver, and intestines.
Separation Conjoined Twins
The operation is being carried out under the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince and PM, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. It is led by Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief).
In a statement today, Dr. Al Rabeeah detailed that the surgery is expected to last eight hours and will be completed in five stages. A team of 26 experts, including consultants and specialists in anesthesia, pediatric surgery, and plastic surgery, is involved. Moreover, the procedure has an anticipated success rate exceeding 80%.
This marks the 62nd separation surgery performed under the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program, which has treated 146 conjoined twins from 27 countries over the past 35 years. The program’s global contributions have been recognized by the United Nations, which designated November 24 as World Conjoined Twins Day.
Finally, Dr. Al Rabeeah extended his gratitude to Saudi leadership for its unwavering support and wished the twins a smooth recovery and a safe return to Burkina Faso.
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