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Rare medical cases of fetal formations
Overview
Medical professionals in Egypt and Somaliland have reported successful surgeries involving rare fetal formations.
In Egypt, specialists at the National Liver Institute at Menoufia University removed a deformed fetus from the stomach of an 18-month-old girl. The child had been admitted for severe gastrointestinal bleeding. The condition, known as ‘fetus in fetu’, occurs when one twin incompletely develops inside its sibling during pregnancy. The multidisciplinary surgical team reported that the child’s health has stabilized.
In Somaliland, medical specialists from Hargeisa Group Hospital and Amoud University successfully removed a calcified fetus, or lithopedion, from a 42-year-old woman. The patient had experienced constant abdominal pain and heaviness for three years following a pregnancy that had ceased spontaneously. Due to a lack of resources, she did not seek medical attention at the time.
A 3D CT scan revealed an 18 by 12 centimeter mass outside the uterus containing identifiable skeletal structures, including the skull, spine, ribs, and long bones. Lithopedion, often called a “stone baby,” is an extremely rare complication of ectopic pregnancy. It occurs when a fetus dies outside the uterus but is too large to be reabsorbed, leading the body to coat the tissue in calcium to prevent infection. The patient recovered without complications following the surgical removal.
Entities
Somaliland · Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education · Burco Amud University Hospital · Amoud University · National Liver Institute
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[HEALTH] 2 sourcesSomaliland doctors remove calcified fetus from woman
Doctors in Somaliland removed a 18 by 12 centimeter calcified fetus, a rare medical phenomenon called a litopedion, from a woman who had suffered abdominal pain for three years.
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[HEALTH] 7 sourcesSomaliland doctors remove rare calcified fetus from woman
Doctors in Somaliland surgically removed a rare 18-centimeter calcified fetus, or lithopedion, from a woman who had experienced abdominal pain for three years.
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[HEALTH] 2 sourcesEgypt doctors remove rare fetus from 18-month-old's stomach
Doctors at Egypt's National Liver Institute successfully removed a deformed fetus from the stomach of an 18-month-old girl, a rare medical condition known as ‘fetus in fetu’.
Sources
20minutos.es · actualidad.rt.com · alminuto.mx · aventurasnahistoria.uol.com.br · bandab.com.br · notiulti.com · seoul.co.kr · sportschosun.com · tnh1.com.br
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