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Wonders they say shall never end. But for me I say, wonders of science and technology are yet to be heard.
Some doctors in Hong Kong recently released a report about how they were able to remove two fetuses (twins) from the abdomen of a 3-weeks newborn baby girl whom they said was born pregnant.
Preliminary investigation shows the baby had some strange objects in her abdomen that marveled the doctors that prompted them to look in more just to discover the strange reality.
According to UPI, Dr. Yu Kai-man, a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, said tests were
performed on the newborn when a pair of tumors were detected in her abdomen and doctors determined the growths were actually twin fetuses weighing 14.2 grams and 9.3 grams after 8 to 10 weeks of gestation.
performed on the newborn when a pair of tumors were detected in her abdomen and doctors determined the growths were actually twin fetuses weighing 14.2 grams and 9.3 grams after 8 to 10 weeks of gestation.
Yu and colleagues wrote in a study
published in the February issue of the Hong Kong Medical Journal the fetuses each had an umbilical cord connected to a single placenta-like mass in the girl's abdomen. The discovery was made in November 2010 and fetuses were removed from the infant's abdomen.
published in the February issue of the Hong Kong Medical Journal the fetuses each had an umbilical cord connected to a single placenta-like mass in the girl's abdomen. The discovery was made in November 2010 and fetuses were removed from the infant's abdomen.
"It was almost impossible to detect
during the prenatal checkup, as the
embryo inside the baby was too small,"
Yu said. "Since it is impossible for the little girl to have conceived the pregnancy on her own, the fertilization of the twin fetuses, of course, belongs to her parents, which has gone to the wrong place."
during the prenatal checkup, as the
embryo inside the baby was too small,"
Yu said. "Since it is impossible for the little girl to have conceived the pregnancy on her own, the fertilization of the twin fetuses, of course, belongs to her parents, which has gone to the wrong place."
Yu said the condition is known as
"fetus-in-fetu" and occurs about once in every 500,000 births, with fewer than 200 cases reported in literature.
The doctors said the condition is classified by the World Health Organization as a mature teratoma, a type of cancer, but the cause is unknown.
"fetus-in-fetu" and occurs about once in every 500,000 births, with fewer than 200 cases reported in literature.
The doctors said the condition is classified by the World Health Organization as a mature teratoma, a type of cancer, but the cause is unknown.
"The widespread use of antenatal ultrasound in early gestation may provide more concrete evidence ... and shed light on this intriguing condition,"
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