RIYDAH: A Saudi medical team managed to separate Libyan conjoined twins in a complex operation听on Thursday at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh.
Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah said that while the operation was still underway, the twins were lying in separate beds.
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The mother of the conjoined twins Ahmed and Mohammed said it was a joy to see they had been separated. 鈥淭o see Mohammad wrapped separately, I couldn't believe it, my prayers go to the doctor and his team, may their successes continue.鈥
A video showed the emotional moment when the boys鈥 father saw them for the first time after the surgery. He broke down in tears before thanking the team of medics
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鈥 賯賳丕丞 丕賱廿禺亘丕乇賷丞 (@alekhbariyatv)
A 35-member surgical team began the operation to separate the twins Ahmed and Mohammed in the morning.
The success rate of the operation, which takes up to 15 hours and is performed through 11 stages, is estimated at 70 percent.
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鈥 賯賳丕丞 丕賱廿禺亘丕乇賷丞 (@alekhbariyatv)
鈥淭his case comes from Libya, a country that is enduring big challenges,鈥 Dr. Al-Rabeeah said.
鈥淚t is due to our leadership鈥檚 initiative that the twins are here, to ease the suffering of the twins and of their parents - one of the humane touches of the Kingdom of 黑料社区.鈥
Dr. Al-Rabeeah said the operation was the 48th to separate twins in the last 30 years and that the cases came from more than 21 countries.
