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Review
. 1998 Sep;33(9):1432-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(98)90029-x.

Fetus-in-fetu: a case report and review of the literature

C L Thakral  1 , D C Maji, M J Sajwani
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Review

Fetus-in-fetu: a case report and review of the literature

C L Thakral et al. J Pediatr Surg. 1998 Sep.

Abstract

A unique case of intraperitoneal fetus-in-fetu attached to an ovary is presented. An asymptomatic newborn girl was found to have a mobile cystic mass in right side of her abdomen. Radiological investigations showed fetus-in-fetu. During laparotomy, an intraperitoneal fetus-in-fetu was found attached to right ovary and vascular pedicle to ovarian vessels. Only 79 cases of fetus-in-fetu have been reported, and this is the first such case attached to an ovary.

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