Conjoined Twin Girls Will Die If Not Separated Urgently

Twin sisters born sharing a tailbone and genitals face a crucial separation surgery in their fight for life, Jiangxi, China.

A pair of conjoined twins born in Jiangxi, China, sharing a coccyx and genitals, will have to undergo a lengthy operation to be separated

The baby sisters were born on 17 March via caesarean section and now desperately needed separation surgery. The doctors say the twins may die if they are not operated on within four days. A hospital report stated: “The twins are joined by their sacrococcygeal regions and their genitals. One back passage is blocked and the other is normal. The operation could take up to 12 hours.”

The twin sisters were born on March 17 and were rushed to the Children’s Hospital

Surgery to separate conjoined twins may range from very easy to very hard, depending on the point of attachment and the internal parts that are shared. Most cases of separation are extremely risky and life-threatening. In many cases, the surgery results in the death of one or both of the twins, particularly if they are joined at the head or share a vital organ.

The twins might die if they are not given separation surgery within four days

At the end of February the 26-hour surgery was the first time twins conjoined at the chest and abdomen in this way had been successfully separated. Two ten-month-old conjoined baby girls shared the same chest wall, lungs, pericardial sac, diaphragm, liver, intestines, colon and pelvis. A team of more than 26 clinicians, including 12 surgeons, six anesthesiologists and eight surgical nurses at the Texas Children’s Hospital operated to separate the girls.

The twins are Zeng’s first children with his wife, who he has been married to for eight years. Above, the 35-year-old climbs into an ambulance