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Baby born with a very big belly: doctors find two fetuses in it
A baby with a very fat stomach was born in a hospital in Hong Kong. The doctors initially suspected a tumor. In a closer examination, they found that the child wore two fetuses in his stomach: the remains of his siblings.
Extremely rare medical phenomenon
In a clinic in Hong Kong, a girl with a very fat belly was born. The doctors had already noticed the malformation in the womb. As a cause, they suspected a tumor in the abdomen. However, when they examined the girl more closely after birth and had her stomach x-rayed, they found out the truth: The baby was "pregnant" even with twins. He had two fetuses in his stomach, the remains of his siblings. This medical phenomenon, called "fetus in foeto", is extremely rare. Experts still puzzle over the possible causes.

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Girl born with twins in the stomach
The English "Mirror" reports on a small medical sensation that has occurred in Hong Kong, China. There, in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, a girl was born with twins in her stomach. At the age of only three weeks, the infant had to undergo an operation in which the fetuses were removed. The twins had reportedly already arms, legs, spine, thorax and internal organs trained. In addition, they were already wrapped in skin and had an umbilical cord. They weighed only 14.2 and 9.3 grams. "It's one of those rare incidents where the world is at a standstill," Dr. Nicholas Chao, who operated on the girl, told CNN.

In one of 500,000 births
The physicians assume that "it must have been small parasitic fetuses that have grown very slowly". As a rule, doctors notice very early when several fetuses are in a womb, but only one develops and the other displaces. This was not the case here. The little girl was discharged from the clinic eight days after the successful operation. This medical phenomenon, called "fetus in foeto", occurs according to Chao statistically worldwide in one of 500,000 births. Documented cases give it but so far only 200.

Doctors did not notice anything at first
The gynecology expert Dr. According to Yu Kai-man from the Hong Kong University of China, this is the first such case in the metropolis. "We did not notice it during the preliminary medical examination. Since the embryos in the baby were so small, they could hardly be detected, "Yu said loudly" n24.de ". "Since the little girl could not have conceived this 'pregnancy' ourselves, we have to assume that the fertilization in this case was simply flawed and ended up in the wrong place."

Doctors are not sure about the causes
In the trade magazine "Hong Kong Medical Journal" was reported on the case. Physicians around the world are not sure how to make such mistakes in development. In the case of the Hong Kong girl, the doctors suspect that it may have to do with several maternal abortions. A case in Europe became known years ago. In 2008, a six-centimeter-long fetus was removed from the belly of a nine-year-old girl in Greece. This was reportedly partially differentiated, with long hair, spine and eyes. (Ad)