conjoined twins (or once-commonly used term siamese ) monozygotic twins bodies joined during pregnancy. occurs when zygote starts split after day 12 following fertilization , fails separate completely. condition occurs in 1 in 50,000 human pregnancies.
most conjoined twins evaluated surgery attempt separate them separate functional bodies. degree of difficulty rises if vital organ or structure shared between twins, such brain, heart or liver.
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