Chinese twin dies after separation surgery
An 11-month-old Chinese girl who doctors separated from her conjoined twin sister died on Monday, but her sibling was stable though still critical, state media reported.
Hu Jingxuan was the weaker of the conjoined twins separated by surgeons in Shanghai last week. But Hu failed to overcome the operation and died of organ failure, Xinhua news agency reported.
The girls underwent almost 13 hours of surgery on Thursday under the care of 70 doctors and nurses working in shifts.
From Taizhou in the eastern province of Zhejiang, they shared a liver and a digestive tract and had congenital heart disease.
Staff at the hospital were striving to restore the surviving twin Chen Jingni’s intestinal functions and hold back post-surgery infection, Xinhua said, adding that she was “still in danger”.
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