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Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, congratulated the medical team at the Department of Neurosurgery at the Faculty of Medicine, headed by Dr. Alaa El-Naggar, on the success of the operation to separate the first case of conjoined twins at the head and brain.
The surgical medical team was headed by Dr. Wael Khedr, Head of the Paediatric Neurosurgery Unit, and the operation took 10 full hours.
Dr. Alaa El-Naggar, Head of the Neurosurgery Department, pointed out that this operation is considered one of the rare cases, as the success of these operations depends on good preparation before the operation. He explained that the twins were admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit to be followed up under the supervision of consultants in neurology, neonatal medicine, and anaesthesia. He also pointed out that although many cases of conjoined twins do not survive at birth, or die shortly after birth, the development and medical techniques carefully implemented by the Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery at Alexandria University have contributed to improving the twins’ survival rates and preparing them optimally for surgery. The medical team was able to separate the conjoined twins after a long and complex operation that took about 10 hours, in capsule operating rooms, which are the most modern in the world, as they maintain a germ-free environment and are equipped with an advanced surgical microscope.