المملكة: Separating Somali twins "Rahma and Ramla"..and 3 remaining stages
The head of the medical and surgical team of the Saudi Program for Conjoined Twins, Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabiah, said that the Somali twins, Ramla and Rahma, were separated minutes ago and their condition is stable, and three stages remain, and it is expected that the completion of the process will take approximately 3 hours, according to what was reported by Al-Ikhbariya.
In implementation of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister – may God protect them -, The medical and surgical team of the Saudi Program for Conjoined Twins, led by His Excellency the General Supervisor of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center and the head of the team, Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabiah, this afternoon, the operation to separate the Somali conjoined twins. "Rahma and Ramla" At King Abdullah Specialist Hospital for Children in King Abdulaziz Medical City at the Ministry of the National Guard in Riyadh.
Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabiah explained that the twins are 13 months old and were brought to the Kingdom on May 6, 2025 AD, and are attached at the lower abdomen and pelvis, and each of them has two complete lower limbs, as careful medical examinations showed their involvement in the colon and rectum, with an overlap in the urinary and reproductive systems and involvement in The pelvic bone, after a string of Specialized examinations and intensive meetings of the medical team.
It was revealed that the twins "Sand" Suffering from complete atrophy of the kidneys with complete renal failure; Which requires dialysis immediately after class, while she suffers "mercy" There is complete atrophy in the left kidney, and there are cysts in the right kidney, which is currently functioning properly. This requires careful monitoring after the operation to ensure that it continues to perform its functions.
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