The operation was carried out in 11 stages. It is the 48th procedure successfully completed under the Kingdom’s conjoined twins separation programme, with patients coming from 21 countries.
A team of surgeons in Saudi Arabia have successfully separated conjoined twins in a 14 hour operation. All photos Courtesy: SPA
The Libyan twins, Ahmed and Mohammed, were born in Tripoli in June and were joined at the lower abdomen and pelvis.
A team of 35, including surgeons, doctors, technicians and nurses, successfully separated the twins at King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency said on Thursday.
The operation was carried out in 11 stages. It is the 48th procedure successfully completed under the Kingdom’s conjoined twins separation programme, with patients coming from 21 countries.
A team of surgeons in Saudi Arabia have successfully separated conjoined twins in a 14 hour operation. All photos Courtesy: SPA
The Libyan twins, Ahmed and Mohammed, were born in Tripoli in June and were joined at the lower abdomen and pelvis.
A team of 35, including surgeons, doctors, technicians and nurses, successfully separated the twins at King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency said on Thursday.
The operation was carried out in 11 stages. It is the 48th procedure successfully completed under the Kingdom’s conjoined twins separation programme, with patients coming from 21 countries.
