KSrelief: Successful surgical separation is just the beginning for Nigerian conjoined twins
Dr. Al Rabeeah, Head of the Saudi Conjoined Twins Separation Programme, directed a surgical team comprised of 40 doctors and nurses, with a total multidisciplinary support staff of 107.
- Dr. Al Rabeeah, Head of the Saudi Conjoined Twins Separation Programme, directed a surgical team comprised of 40 doctors and nurses, with a total multidisciplinary support staff of 107.
- The successful separation is the 60th performed by Dr. Al Rabeeah and his team under the programme, which began in 1990.
- It is important to understand and appreciate that once the twins are separated, there is a long period of rehabilitation.
- The government of Saudi Arabia sponsors the entire cost for the Saudi Conjoined Twins Programme and covers all expenses for the twins and their accompanying family members.