RIYADH: Yemeni conjoined twins “Yousuf and Yassin” arrived safely with their parents at King Salman Air Base in Riyadh on Wednesday via an air medical evacuation plane from the city of Al-Mukalla.
King Salman ordered the speedy transfer of the twins and their parents to the Kingdom for a medical examination, Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, the general supervisor of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) and a renowned pediatric surgeon, said.
According to the Journal of Neurosurgery, craniopagus twins represent a rare phenomenon where twins, joined at the top or side of the head, share a portion of the skull. Cases of conjoined twins are rare only one per 200,000 births as most are female, according to various studies.
Yemeni Siamese twins Yousef and Yassin arrive in Saudi Arabia May 05, 2021
The Yemeni Siamese twins Yousuf and Yassin arrived at King Salman Airbase Wednesday, accompanied by their parents. SPA
The Yemeni Siamese twins Yousuf and Yassin arrived at King Salman Airbase Wednesday, accompanied by their parents.
The Yemeni Siamese twins Yousuf and Yassin arrived at King Salman Airbase Wednesday, accompanied by their parents.
The medical air-evacuation plane brought the Siamese twins to the King Salman Airbase Wednesday.
RIYADH In implementation of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, the Yemeni Siamese twins Yousuf and Yassin arrived at King Salman Airbase Wednesday, accompanied by their parents.