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A Case of Fetus in Fetu

Fetus in fetu is a rare developmental aberration, characterized by encasement of partially developed monozygotic, diamniotic, and monochorionic fetus into the normally developing host. A 4-month-old boy presented with abdominal mass. Radiological investigations gave the suspicion of fetus in fetu. A...

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Autores principales: Mustafa, Ghulam, Mirza, Bilal, Iqbal, Shahid, Sheikh, Afzal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EL-MED-Pub 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3418045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22953303
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Sumario:Fetus in fetu is a rare developmental aberration, characterized by encasement of partially developed monozygotic, diamniotic, and monochorionic fetus into the normally developing host. A 4-month-old boy presented with abdominal mass. Radiological investigations gave the suspicion of fetus in fetu. At surgery a fetus enclosed in an amnion like membrane at upper retroperitoneal location was found and excised. The patient is doing well after the operation.