A baby boy has been successfully separated from his ‘parasitic conjoined twin’ following a 15-hour operation.
Haneen was cut away from his parasitic twin sister Farah after she was born with no lungs or heart of her own and very little brain tissue.
The announcement of the successful completion of the difficult operation was made by Dr Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabiah at the King Abdullah Specialised Children’s Hospital in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
The final sixth phase of the operation was to separate the hips of the infants as they were joined at the torso.
Dr Al-Rabiah said while the surgery was ongoing: ‘The surgery is going on as planned successfully, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will record it as the 45th successful twin separation surgery.’
The operation began at 8am and lasted until 11pm, according to pediatrician Dr Mohammed Al-Namshan, who was one of the surgeons working to free Haneen.
The complicated procedure began with small cameras being inserted into the two urethras and then catheters being inserted. First the intestines and liver were separated, then the urinary system and pelvic wall followed by orthopaedic (joint) surgery to complete the process.
Farah died as a result of the operation and it is not clear what Haneen’s condition currently is. The family were not named in reports.
God is great!!
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