Via Emirates24/7 Baby found inside two-month-old infant By Staff Published Friday, October 17, 2014 Doctors at a hospital in Vietnam were shocked to find a partially-formed foetus inside a two-month old male infant, reports Thanhnienews. The little one was operated upon in September and underwent a two-hour surgery. One of the surgeons told the media that it was an extremely rare case and in medical terms known as foetus-in-fetu, and it happens when one twin is absorbed inside another one. Foetus-in-fetu occurs in about one of every 500,000 live births, according to a report in a June 2000 issue of the US journal Paediatrics. The childs parents took the infant to the hospital for a check-up as they were worried about his swollen belly. Initial investigation suggested a giant tumour in the babys stomach. However, it was only during surgery that the doctors realised that the 1kg tumour was a foetus, complete with legs, arms, spinal column, part of the liver, and intestine. (Home page image courtesy Shutterstock) emirates247/offbeat/crazy-world/baby-found-inside-two-month-old-infant-2014-10-17-1.566652 Silver
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:33:15 +0000
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