Riyadh-- Based upon the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Yemeni conjoined twins “Salman and Abdullah”, sons of Youssef Eid Al-Molahi, were successfully separated on Thursday, 16 February 2023, in a 6-phase, 8-hour procedure at the King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital at the Ministry of National Guard – Health Affairs.The twins were conjoined at the abdomen and pelvis and shared intestinal, urinary and reproductive systems. They had an anal sphincter defect, atrophy of the lower abdominal wall, and deformity and conjoining between the bladder and colon. The surgical team comprised 35 specialists in anesthesia, pediatric surgery, urology, plastic surgery and orthopedics, in addition to nursing a...