Fetus in Fetu: Doctors at UP hospital remove foetus from 7-month-old boy's stomach
Prayagraj: A case of foetus in foetus (FIF), a rare congenital anomaly, was reported at SN Children's Hospital, where a seven-month-old boy was found carrying a foetus of an equal age inside his stomach.
However, doctors performed a complex surgery to remove the foetus, which had developed a head, hair, both arms and legs.
The child is now healthy and under the supervision of doctors, said Dr D Kumar, who conducted the operation.
He said, "It is a very rare case and there are probably 200 such cases in the whole world and 10 in the country."
Five days ago, a farmer from Kunda, Pratapgarh brought his seven-month-old son to his OPD at SRN Hospital. The child's mother had died after giving birth. The child's stomach was bloated. The condition was critical.
"Following initial checkup, a CT scan was done and the report showed that the child was carrying another baby. He was immediately admitted and was operated upon," Dr Kumar said.
What is Fetus-in-fetu (FIF)?
Fetus in fetu (FIF) is a rare congenital anomaly. It is a condition in which a malformed and parasitic fetus is located in the body of its twin. The anomaly was first defined in the early nineteenth century by Meckel. Despite its prevalence among infants and children, there have been reports of cases in which the anomaly had remained asymptomatic until later ages. "Fetus in fetu" is estimated to occur in 1 in 500,000 live births.
Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that a rare medical anomaly came to light in Bihar's Motihari, where a fetus was being developed inside the stomach of a 40-day-old infant. a 40-day-old baby was brought to the Rahmania Medical Center in Motihari for treatment.
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