Double fetus in fetu.
Fetus in fetu (FIF) is an extremely rare cause of infantile abdominal mass where a rudimentary, malformed monozygotic-diamniotic twin grows inside the other twin. We describe a male infant with double or twin fetuses in fetu. The diagnosis was made on a computerized tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen and confirmed on surgery. Surgical excision was done and the baby did well post operatively.
Department of Pediatrics, MLN Medical College, Allahabad, UP, India. drruchi.rai@indiatimes.com
Ruchi
R
Rai
D K
DK
Singh
Dhanesh
D
Agrahari
Pankaj
P
Kamra
D000005:Abdomen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005333:Fetus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic