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Fijian conjoined twins separated in 12-hour surgery in Riyadh
Fijian twins Jasepeli and Desicia were successfully separated in an operation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The surgery took 12 hours and 45 minutes and was performed at King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital.
The twins were joined at the abdomen and pelvis and shared several organs and parts of their urinary and reproductive systems.
A team of 34 medical and support staff took part in the operation, which was completed in nine stages.
It was the first separation of conjoined twins from Fiji and the 74th operation by Saudi Arabia’s Conjoined Twins Program.
The twins’ family thanked the Saudi leaders and medical team for their care, but no further details about the twins’ recovery were given.
A Saudi medical team successfully separated Fijian conjoined twins in an operation in Riyadh that took 12 hours and 45 minutes, according to Saudi Gazette.
The sisters were joined at the abdomen and pelvis and shared several organs and structures.
The operation took place at King Abdullah Specialized Children's Hospital in Riyadh.
The twins’ family received the operation free through the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program.
The reports spell the twins’ names differently: ABC Australia gives Dicecea and Jesepeli, while Saudi Gazette gives Desicia and Jasepeli.
- Who
- Fijian conjoined twin sisters and a Saudi medical and surgical team led by Abdullah Al-Rabeeah.
- What
- The twins were successfully separated in surgery.
- When
- Thursday, according to the reports; Saudi Gazette said the operation took 12 hours and 45 minutes.
- Where
- King Abdullah Specialized Children's Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- The surgery separated the twins, who were joined at the abdomen and pelvis and shared organs and other structures.
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The twins and their parents arrived in Riyadh, according to ABC Australia.
Abdullah Al Rabeeah said the surgery was going well and the twins were doing well so far.
The medical team separated the twins and began reconstruction, according to ABC Australia.
- Operation duration
- 12 hours and 45 minutes
- Surgery location
- King Abdullah Specialized Children's Hospital, Riyadh
- Operation stages
- Nine
- Medical team
- 34 consultants, specialists and technical and nursing staff
- Program operation count
- 74th separation operation in the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program
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Complex surgery successfully separates Fijian conjoined twins
Fijian conjoined twins successfully separated after 12-hour surgery
إنجاز طبي جديد: نجاح عملية فصل التوأم الملتصق الفيجي "جسبيلي وديسيسيا" بعد 12 ساعة و45 دقيقة
إنجاز طبي جديد.. نجاح فصل التوأم السيامي الفيجي «جسبيلي وديسيسيا»
إنفاذًا لتوجيهات خادم الحرمين وولي العهد.. بدء عملية فصل التوأم الملتصق الفيجي "جسبيلي وديسيسيا" بالرياض
What people are saying
We just kissed them goodbye and we wished our babies well.
Better than our expectation, and the two girls are doing well so far in spite of the complexity of surgery,
with good success and stability and no major bleeding