In the old days, if one conjoined twin died, what happened to the other remaining twin ?

Question

This could also be applied in the 21st century.

Answer 1

well you want to quickly operat seperate them and give all the organs to the living one before they started to fail

Answer 2

He is still alive.

Answer 3

in the olden days, conjoined twins were probably killed at birth..or sold to a circus.

Answer 4

The other will most likely die as they usually share some bodily systems and organs.  Nowadays, there are a lot of successful surgeries to separate  conjoined twins and improve their quality of life.

Answer 5

If one twin dies, the other will soon die as well, even now.

Answer 6

The other one does not survive. This will still hold true many centuries down the line if advancements are not made, at the rate we are going this is not a priority.

Answer 7

usually when one dies the other dies not to long after..this is because they tend to share a liver or something of that nature

Answer 8

the living one ate the dead one in old celtic ritual