After a Roughly 13-hour Procedure, Fijian Conjoined Twins were Split at a Hospital in Riyadh
RIYADH: Fijian conjoined twins Jasepeli and Desicia have been successfully split during a 12-hour-and-45-minute operation in Riyadh, Saudi Press Agency said on Thursday.
The surgery was performed at King Abdullah Specialised Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs.
The procedure was carried out in nine stages, said Dr Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, consultant at the Royal Court, supervisor general of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) and head of the surgical team.
The procedure involved 34 doctors, experts, technicians and nurses from anaesthesiology, paediatric surgery, plastic surgery, orthopaedics, urology and other specialities, he added.The twins shared the abdomen and pelvis and shared the liver, intestines, colon, anus, urinary system, reproductive system and pelvic bone, Al-Rabeeah said.
The procedure was the first conjoined twins separation involving patients from Fiji and the 74th surgery carried out under the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program, he said.
He said the program has operated for more than 35 years, reviewing 159 cases in 28 countries across five continents.
The twins’ family praised King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the medical care and thanked the Saudi medical team for the successful operation and the twins’ safety.
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