PETALING JAYA: The successful separation of premature conjoined twins at Hospital Tunku Azizah (HTA) has been praised by Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

       "Congratulations for the job well done to the HTA team led by Datuk Dr Zakaria Zahari for successfully separating the twins, who are now currently being treated at HTA's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit," he said.

       Dr Noor Hisham, who posted the congratulatory message on Twitter, also said that history had been made by the hospital with the operation to separate the twins who were conjoined at the chest including sharing a liver and intestines.

       He pointed out that the conjoined twins were the youngest ever in the country to have undergone the procedure.

       The conjoined twins weighing at 2.7kg were successfully separated on Saturday (March 19).

       On Saturday, Dr Zakaria's team, including six paediatric specialists from all over the country, a paediatric anaesthetics team led by Dr Intan Zarina Fakir Mohamed and Dr Ruwaida Isa, as well as about 20 nurses and staff at the paediatric operating theater, successfully separated the twins without any major complications.

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       Hari ini, sejarah tercipta di Hospital Tunku Azizah (HTA) di mana satu pembedahan “kembar siam” memisahkan pasangan bayi kembar yang bercantum pd bahagian dada termasuk hati & usus.

       Pasangan kembar ini telah dilahirkan pramatang pd usia 33 minggu & adalah kembar siam paling muda pic.twitter.com/o7geLhlT0z

       — Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) March 19, 2022