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Fetus in Fetu: A Case of Vanishing Triplet Phenomena

Fetus in fetu (FIF) is a rare congenital disorder in which a deformed fetus forms inside a normal one, mostly within the abdominal cavity. In this case study, we present a triplet pregnancy where one fetus was formed within a viable fetus. This was noted in prenatal imaging and upon delivery. Radiol...

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Autores principales: Hasan, Bayan, Ebrahim, Mohamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9668375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36407256
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.30342
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description Fetus in fetu (FIF) is a rare congenital disorder in which a deformed fetus forms inside a normal one, mostly within the abdominal cavity. In this case study, we present a triplet pregnancy where one fetus was formed within a viable fetus. This was noted in prenatal imaging and upon delivery. Radiological investigations were conducted, including plain X-rays, abdominal computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging, and a preliminary case of FIF was diagnosed. Following this, surgical resection was planned and done soon after birth with histopathology confirmation of diagnosis, and it revealed no evidence of somatic malignancy. Currently, the patient is in stable condition and is being followed up with serial ultrasound imaging with alpha-fetoprotein levels to detect recurrence.
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spelling pubmed-96683752022-11-17 Fetus in Fetu: A Case of Vanishing Triplet Phenomena Hasan, Bayan Ebrahim, Mohamed Cureus Family/General Practice Fetus in fetu (FIF) is a rare congenital disorder in which a deformed fetus forms inside a normal one, mostly within the abdominal cavity. In this case study, we present a triplet pregnancy where one fetus was formed within a viable fetus. This was noted in prenatal imaging and upon delivery. Radiological investigations were conducted, including plain X-rays, abdominal computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging, and a preliminary case of FIF was diagnosed. Following this, surgical resection was planned and done soon after birth with histopathology confirmation of diagnosis, and it revealed no evidence of somatic malignancy. Currently, the patient is in stable condition and is being followed up with serial ultrasound imaging with alpha-fetoprotein levels to detect recurrence. Cureus 2022-10-16 /pmc/articles/PMC9668375/ /pubmed/36407256 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.30342 Text en Copyright © 2022, Hasan et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title_short Fetus in Fetu: A Case of Vanishing Triplet Phenomena
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9668375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36407256
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.30342
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