A medical team is set to separate Tanzanian twins Anishia and Milanese on Sunday at the King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital in King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh.
The separation decision followed a meeting chaired by team leader Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, supervisor general of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center and adviser to the Royal Court.
Rabeeah explained that the two female twins are conjoined below the chest, abdomen and pelvis. They each have one leg and share a third leg. They also share a liver, intestinal tract and urinary and genital tract.
He added that after discussing the twin’s case, the medical team estimated the success rate at 60 percent, noting that the surgery will last around 13.5 hours and it will be carried out in nine phases during which 32 specialists that consist of doctors, surgeons, technicians and nursing cadres will participate.
Rabeeah thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and the Crown Prince for this humanitarian initiative, wishing all success for the surgery, which will be added to the Kingdom's achievements record in the program of separation of conjoint twins that has so far reached 47 operations.
