Fetus-in-fetu presenting as acute intestinal obstruction

Fetus-in-fetu presenting as acute intestinal obstruction

Fetus-in-fetu is a rare condition in which a fetiform calcified mass is often present in the abdomen of its host; a newborn or infant. We present the case of a three-month-old male baby with acute intestinal obstruction and abdominal mass. X-ray abdomen and ultrasonogram revealed a cystic mass with...

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Main Authors: Singh Sunita, Rattan Kamal, Navtej, Gil Meenu, Mathur S, Sen Rajeev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Subjects:
Fetus-in-fetu
intraabdominal mass
parasitic twin
teratoma
Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2010;volume=53;issue=1;spage=128;epage=129;aulast=Singh

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