Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of General Surgery, Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital, Sungai Petani, Malaysia
BMJ Case Rep, 2017 Sep 23;2017.
PMID: 28942402 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-220801

Abstract

Fetus-in-fetu (FIF) is a rare entity in which malformed parasitic twin grows inside the body of its twin. It is most commonly presented with mass in the abdomen. We present a case of a 15-year-old boy who presented with abdominal mass since infancy. Radiological investigations are suggestive of FIF. Intraoperatively, malformed fetus in a sac was found and excised. Postoperatively the patient recovers well and was put on follow-up.

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