Conjoined girl twins pass away in Odisha

Bhubaneswar Dec 21 (IANS) Ganga and Jamuna conjoined girl twins of Odisha s Nayagarh district who shared a single heart and liver died at Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack on Wednesday night the hospital authorities said on Thursday.

The conjoined twins died during their treatment despite concerted efforts by a team of specialists said Saroj Satapathy superintendent Sishu Bhawan.

"The condition of the twins deteriorated last night. They experienced problem in breathing and died as their heartbeat stopped " he said.

They were born joined at the chest sharing a single heart liver and several vital organs except for two individual brains.

Ganga and Jamuna were born to Kishore Dutta and Sumitra Dutta of Sarankul village at a private clinic on December 1 in Nayagarh district. They were later admitted to the Sishu Bhawan for better treatment.

The state government had announced to bear the medical expenses of the conjoined twins.

--IANS
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