Conjoined Twins Died In Riyadh

Monday, April 12, 2010 at 11:25 am

Two-week old conjoined twins born in the Gaza strip died in Riyadh after doctors said their condition was too delicate to operate, a Saudi official said.

Frail health and bacterial infection killed Ritaj and Rittal Abu Assi, Health Minister Dr Abdullah al-Rabeeah announced in a statement published by the official Saudi news agency.

The twins were born in Khan Yunis on March 27 joined at the chest and sharing a defective heart and other organs.

They were sent to the King Abdulaziz Medical City’s special conjoined twins centre on Tuesday for a possible separation operation.

But after examining the twins, doctors said a day later that their organs were too damaged and their health too critical to undertake the operation.