Conjoined Polish girls separated in Saudi hospital

	Tweet

A medical team in Saudi Arabia on Monday successfully separated a pair of Polish conjoined infant girls who shared a spine and intestines.

The twins, 14-month-old Daria and Olga Kolacz, underwent a complex 15-hour separation operation at the King Abdul Aziz Medical City in the capital Riyadh.

“They have been successfully separated,” said Doctor Abdullah al-Rabeeah, who carried out most of the surgery.

"There were no complications. Our expectation is that they will do well but there will be many days to come which are critical.”

Rabeeah said doctors were still performing reconstructive surgery on the twins, which should be completed within a couple of hours.

Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler Crown Prince Abdullah paid for the surgery. A Saudi doctor brought the case to Prince Abdullah’s attention after he learned about the twins from an Internet chat room.

The procedure was the sixth of its kind at the Riyadh hospital and the ninth in the kingdom.

RELATED STORIES:
A red light for surgeries in supermarkets and a green light for better food labelling   Therapy soon after hip surgery improves mobility   Conjoined Singapore twins may have risky surgery   Smart phones allow quick diagnosis of acute appendicitis   Back to Basics: Aspirin After Knee Surgery   Mastectomy favoured by many breast cancer patients   Appendix Removed through Mouth, First in U.S.   Older adults may have a higher risk of complications and death after abdominal surgery   Spine stimulation may not help after failed surgery   Plastic surgeons warn of malnutrition in body contouring patients   How to Prevent Bedsores from Becoming Deadly   Boy Has Successful Surgery On ‘Frank The Tumor’

Comments

[ + Post Your Own ]

Now you're in the public comment zone. What follows is not Armenian Medical Network's stuff; it comes from other people and we don't vouch for it. A reminder: By using this Web site you agree to accept our Terms of Service. Click here to read the Rules of Engagement.

There are no comments for this entry yet. [ + Comment here + ]