Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Saudi medical and surgical staff of the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program on Thursday started the advanced operation to separate conjoined twins Yara and Lara at King Abdullah Specialist Youngsters’s Hospital in Riyadh. This comes below the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman.
Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, Supervisor Normal of the King Salman Humanitarian Help and Reduction Heart (KSrelief) and head of the surgical staff, confirmed that the seven-month-old twins have been born on Nov. 5, 2024, with a mixed weight of 10 kilograms.
Every has separate higher and decrease limbs, and after thorough evaluations and several other medical board conferences, the staff decided separation was potential.
The twins are joined on the decrease stomach and pelvis, sharing elements of the colon, rectum, urinary and reproductive organs, and pelvic bones.
The surgical procedure is predicted to unfold in 9 levels over roughly 15 hours, involving 38 medical specialists together with consultants in pediatric surgical procedure, urology, orthopedics, anesthesia, cosmetic surgery, in addition to nursing and technical groups. The success price is estimated at 70 %.
Al-Rabeeah famous that this system has assessed 150 instances from 27 international locations over the previous 35 years, with 64 profitable separations.
This operation marks the sixty fifth process below this system and the sixteenth for Saudi conjoined twins.
He expressed deep gratitude to the Kingdom’s management for its unwavering help, which he stated has enabled Saudi medical groups to offer world-class care, elevate the standard of life for affected youngsters and households, and place the Kingdom as a worldwide chief in advanced humanitarian medical procedures.
This system continues to reinforce its scientific and analysis capabilities and share collected information with medical professionals inside and outdoors Saudi Arabia, contributing to a long-lasting humanitarian influence and reinforcing the Kingdom’s standing in superior surgical excellence.