Riyadh, Feb. 28 -- A team of doctors at King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has successfully separated Burkinabe conjoined twins in a complex six-hour surgery.

The achievement highlights the advanced medical expertise and state-of-the-art equipment provided by the Saudi government, as well as the extensive experience of the surgical team.

The 17-month-old twin girls from Burkina Faso-Hawaa and Khadijah-were conjoined at the lower chest, abdomen, and part of the liver.

The surgery, conducted on Thursday, 27 February, took place in five stages and involved 26 specialists, including anaesthetists, paediatric surgeons, plastic surgeons, nurses, and technical staff, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported

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