Siamese Twins Die 11 Days After Birth
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BALTIMORE — Siamese twins who shared a heart and liver and who doctors said could not be separated have died 11 days after their birth, a hospital spokeswoman said Friday.
The twin girls died late Thursday of failure of the heart and respiratory system, said Rochelle Cohen, spokeswoman for the University of Maryland Medical System.
Doctors had announced Wednesday that the twins could not be separated without both of them dying.
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