
Brazilian Conjoined Twins Die Minutes After Final Separation Surgery
Two-year-old Brazilian conjoined twins Heloísa and Helena Batista da Silva died minutes after their final separation surgery in Ribeirão Preto. The girls, who shared brain tissue and blood vessels, underwent a 15-hour procedure on August 15, 2026. Despite successful prior surgeries, they suffered cardiac arrest and hemodynamic instability immediately after separation, leading to their deaths despite 25 minutes of resuscitation efforts.



