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Fetus Removed from a New Born Baby’s Stomach

by Rishika Gupta on Mar 13 2018 2:46 PM

 Fetus Removed from a New Born Baby’s Stomach
In a one of a kind bizarre case, doctors from an Ahmedabad hospital performed an extremely rare surgery which involved the removal of a fetus from the stomach of a newborn baby boy.
Parents to whom the new born was born discovered a swelling in the baby’s stomach. After this, they admitted the newborn to a hospital.

After examining the swelling, the medical team at the hospital revealed that the infant was suffering from a rare condition called retro-peritoneal mature teratoma or fetus in fetu.

CT scan discovered the presence of fetus inside the infant's abdomen. Dr. Bhavin Vasavada, a senior surgeon, removed the fetus from the abdomen of the infant.

The unborn fetus was found to have an undeveloped hand and some parts of a spine. Despite the rare abnormality, the operation was a success, and the infant is said to recovering well.

Fetus in Fetu

“Fetus in Fetu” literally translates to the fetus inside a fetus condition. In this condition, a fetus gets prematurely enveloped and enclosed inside the body of its twin. This phenomenon is so rare that only 200 cases have been reported so far in this condition.

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Simple facts about this developmental disorder.
  • It is a developmental anomaly/abnormality and therefore has nothing to with any sexual activity. In this an embryo of a child encases and envelops that of its twin, restricting the other’s growth.
  • It usually occurs inside the abdomen.
  • Some symptoms of this fetus in fetu abnormality include abdominal swelling, jaundice, pressure on the kidneys, breathlessness, and vomiting.


Source-Medindia


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