RIYADH: The condition of the Saudi conjoined twins separated Thursday was stable, according to the chief surgeon, Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, who examined the twins here on Sunday.
Eylan and Eleen were successfully separated at the King Abdullah Specialty Children’s Hospital, King Abdul Aziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs in the capital, by a surgical and multidisciplinary team, headed by Al-Rabeeah.
Speaking to newsmen following his visit to the hospital, Al-Rabeeah said the twins are in stable condition, and are under sedation and analgesia. They are also on ventilators and are being fed intravenously.
“The twin Eleen is slowly recovering from anesthesia and is expected to be off the ventilator within a few days,” he added.
The twin Eylan suffered from congenital defects, where she had disruption in the abdominal wall and the bladder, with a fistula between the small intestine and bladder. She also suffered from spinal cord, vertebral column and brain abnormalities.
Al-Rabeeah pointed out that Eylan needs more attention and monitoring due to the many congenital anomalies she has, and may require a longer period of stay than her sister Eleen in the pediatric intensive care unit of the hospital. The conjoined twins were successfully separated in a five-hour surgery by a team comprising 24 consultants and specialists.
The surgery took place on a directive from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman.
The conjoined twins, who weighed 3.6 kg at birth, were delivered by a caesarean section when the mother was in the 34th week of her pregnancy, at the King Abdul Aziz Medical City-Riyadh.
Thursday’s separation was the 41st surgery to be performed on conjoined twins in the Kingdom since 1990, on cases from more than 18 countries.
Eylan and Eleen were successfully separated at the King Abdullah Specialty Children’s Hospital, King Abdul Aziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs in the capital, by a surgical and multidisciplinary team, headed by Al-Rabeeah.
Speaking to newsmen following his visit to the hospital, Al-Rabeeah said the twins are in stable condition, and are under sedation and analgesia. They are also on ventilators and are being fed intravenously.
“The twin Eleen is slowly recovering from anesthesia and is expected to be off the ventilator within a few days,” he added.
The twin Eylan suffered from congenital defects, where she had disruption in the abdominal wall and the bladder, with a fistula between the small intestine and bladder. She also suffered from spinal cord, vertebral column and brain abnormalities.
Al-Rabeeah pointed out that Eylan needs more attention and monitoring due to the many congenital anomalies she has, and may require a longer period of stay than her sister Eleen in the pediatric intensive care unit of the hospital. The conjoined twins were successfully separated in a five-hour surgery by a team comprising 24 consultants and specialists.
The surgery took place on a directive from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman.
The conjoined twins, who weighed 3.6 kg at birth, were delivered by a caesarean section when the mother was in the 34th week of her pregnancy, at the King Abdul Aziz Medical City-Riyadh.
Thursday’s separation was the 41st surgery to be performed on conjoined twins in the Kingdom since 1990, on cases from more than 18 countries.
