The twin “Ehsan” died as expected yesterday due to congenital defects that impede life in the heart and cannot be corrected.
Riyadh – Al Arabiya.net
Posted on: July 13, 2023: 04:08 PM GST Last updated: July 13, 2023: 04:37 PM GST
Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, head of the medical and surgical team in the separation of Siamese twins, confirmed that The health status of the Syrian Siamese twin “Bassam” It is stable a week after the separation operation, which was conducted at King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital in King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard, under the generous guidance of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister.
Dr. Al-Rabeeah added that all the medical indicators of the twin “Bassam” are reassuring, praise be to God, as the artificial respiration devices were lifted from him and he was recovered from the anesthesia and began to interact with his parents on a regular basis, and he will begin to breastfeed from the mouth today, referring to the medical team treating the discharge of the twin “Bassam”. From the pediatric intensive care unit today to the pediatric ward to begin the rehabilitation process.
And he indicated that the twins, “Ihsan”, passed away to God’s mercy, as was expected yesterday, due to the presence of congenital defects that impede life in the heart and cannot be corrected, in addition to the agenesis of the kidneys, the urinary and reproductive system, and the presence of a major deficiency in the intestines, stressing that this information was known. Before the operation, it was explained to the child’s parents.
It is noteworthy that this operation is the 58th within the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program, as the program has supervised 130 cases from 23 countries since 1990.
2023-07-13 12:08:00
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