Indian doctors remove rare parasitic twins from the baby’s stomach

Indian doctors have successfully removed “parasitic twins”-the fetus growing in the abdomen of a 20-day baby.

Called the fetus in foetu, the condition is very rare, with less than 200 cases It has been reported worldwide so far, several of which were in India.

Condition develops at the beginning of pregnancy when Invalid fruit is absorbed. Although the fruits are not alive, it continues to develop, absorbing the nutrients from the host.

In this case, the woman was pregnant with Triplets, and two fruits began to grow inside the baby’s abdomen.

“The surgery was a difficult task, but the child is healthy and doing well,” said Dr. Anand Sing, a pediatric surgeon who led the surgery, BBC.

The infant was discharged from the hospital a month ago, and there were still no complications, he added.

The doctor said that the recovery period after surgery is crucial, as infection or other complications may be deadly for the child.

In 2024 a three -day child in Calcutta died a day after he had undergone surgery To remove two incorrect fruits from the abdomen.

In the latter case, the parents confessed to their 20-day child at the Fortis Memorial Institute in Gururate in July.

“She had a swollen stomach, was annoying and couldn’t eat anything because the fruit clamping her in her stomach,” said D -or Anand.

The scan showed two tumors similar to the tumors inside the abdomen, which were actually wrong.

D -Ra Anand said that the operation could not be performed immediately when the child was dehydrated, unsuccessful, and for the first time had to stabilize. Her condition improved two days later, and then a team of about 15 doctors had surgery.

“The operation took about two hours,” said D -R -Anand, adding that special equipment should be used with a delicate, diminutive child growth.

In addition, since the fruits were attached to organs such as the liver, kidneys and intestines, they needed to be taken with great care so that the organs and blood vessels were damaged.

“The child’s temperature was controlled throughout the operation. We also had to make sure there was no too much blood loss,” Dr. Anand said.

Faet fetus is often diagnosed during pregnancy, but D -Ra Anand says that sometimes parasitic twins occur in adults when the condition goes unnoticed at an early age.

He says that if not removed early, the wrong fetus continues to grow in size as the human age is aging. And although these fruits usually do not become cancerous, they are most likely to cause other problems for humans, which will eventually lead to their detection.

In February doctors removed two fruits from the abdomen A three -day child in Maharashtra.