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A Unique Case of Eight Fetuses in a Single Fetu.

Authors :
Mohammad Imran
Rajesh Kumar
Khalid M. Saifullah
Vikash Chandra Gupta
Abhishek A. Verma
Uday Kumar
Source :
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Vol 29, Iss 3, Pp 285-288 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2024.

Abstract

Fetus in fetu is a rare congenital anomaly in which a malformed parasitic twin is found within the body of a living child or adult. In this case report, a 1-day-old child presented with a large firm abdominal mass on the left side of the upper abdomen. Imaging studies misdiagnosed the mass as an intraperitoneal benign dermoid cyst displacing the bowel loops and internal viscera. A surgical resection was performed on 21 days of life, and pathology confirmed eight fetuses inside the cyst.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09719261 and 19983891
Volume :
29
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.5897e37bc7344097866ba8d4cee3f3c8
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_257_23