The medical team of the Saudi Conjoined Twins Programme began a complex surgical procedure on Wednesday morning to separate an Egyptian parasitic twin from seven-month-old Mohammed Abdulrahman Juma.

A parasitic twin is a rare anomaly that occurs when two fetuses begin to develop in the womb, but, one stops growing midway and remains dependent on the other for survival.

A parasitic twin is an anomaly that occurs when two fetuses begin to develop in the womb, but one stops growing and remains dependent on the other for survival. | Latest News India ...

The parasitic twin may appear as an extra limb, organ, or mass, sometimes hidden internally or visibly protruding from the host’s body. Diagnosis typically occurs through prenatal ultrasound or ...

Parasitic twins are extremely rare — experts estimate they happen in fewer than 1 in 1 million babies. While the condition may sound severe, modern medical advancements present a positive ...

A parasitic twin is a rare condition where one baby is born with their underdeveloped twin attached to some part of their body - head, torso, abdomen, chest, pelvis, buttocks or back.

The 33-pound parasitic twin was supported by a blood supply coming from a vessel in the teen’s chest, and the boy’s blood ...

Doctors at AIIMS Delhi successfully removed two extra lower limbs from a 17-year-old boy suffering from an incomplete parasitic twin condition. The surgery involved separating shared blood vessels ...

The 16kg twin was removed from the teenager’s abdomen (Picture: Getty) Doctors in India have successfully removed a 16kg ‘parasitic twin’ from a teenage boy following an intensive surgical ...

Parasitic twins occur when one foetus stops developing but remains attached and dependent upon its twin, with such cases thought to occur in just 1 in 100,000 births.

A team of around 20 doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) successfully removed a parasitic twin, weighing about 15-16 kilos, from the abdomen of a 17-year-old boy in what ...