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Filipino conjoined twins Klea Ann and Maurice Ann Misa have been successfully separated following a βcomplexβ 13-hour operation funded by the Saudi Arabian government on April 23.
In a statement released Friday, the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Manila described the procedure as βone of the most complex cases worldwide,β noting that dozens of specialists from various fields took part in the surgery.
βAfter eighteen-and-a-half hours of hope and anticipation, the twinsβ mother expressed her profound joy at the success of the separation surgery, which has opened for her daughters the prospect of independent life and renewed hope for the future,β it said.
The operation was conducted under the directives of King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
The twins had been in Saudi Arabia since May 2025, where they were admitted to King Abdullah Specialized Childrenβs Hospital in Riyadh for extensive medical evaluations.
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah, head of the humanitarian programβs medical and surgical team, explained that the case was especially complex due to the positioning of the twinsβ heads, the extensive sharing of cerebral venous sinuses, and the intertwining of their brain tissue.
The risks were further heightened by Klea Annβs cardiac muscle insufficiency, along with severe kidney atrophy and complete renal failure.
Lead surgeon Muatasim Al-Zoubi opted to carry out the procedure in five stages, involving 30 consultants, specialists, and nursing and technical staff across multiple disciplines, including anesthesia, intensive care, advanced imaging, and plastic surgery.
Prior to the surgery, Al Rabeeah estimated the risk level at 50 percent.
He added that the successful operation marks the 70th separation conducted under the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program.
Source: PNA