Abdominal Mass: “Fetus in Fetu”
- 21 January 1990
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Acta Paediatrica
- Vol. 79 (1) , 121-122
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1990.tb11345.x
Abstract
A female newborn presented a mass in the left upper abdominal quadrant. It was removed by surgery and contained two independent fetuses. Dissection and radiological study of the fetuses showed an axial skeleton and long bones. It corresponds to the generally recognized diagnostic criteria of fetus in fetu.Keywords
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