Bihar: Foetus Found Growing Inside 40-day-old Infant Due To Rare Medical Condition

In a rare but shocking medical case, a foetus was found inside the stomach of a 40-day-old infant in Bihar's Motihari region. According to a report by ANI, the 40-day-old baby was brought to the Rahmania Medical Center in Motihari for treatment following a 'bloated stomach'.

The doctor claimed that the child felt bloated, and due to that, he was unable to urinate properly. Dr Tabrez Aziz of Rahmania Medical Center prescribed a computed tomography (CT) scan for the child to figure out the reason for the bloating. The doctor was not prepared for what the results showed.

Dr Tabrez Aziz via ANI

The doctors found that a foetus had developed inside the infant's stomach.

Speaking to ANI about this rare phenomenon, Dr Tabrez Aziz said that in medical terminology, the case is called 'fetus in fetu' or the presence of a foetus in the stomach of the child.

Bihar | A rare medical anomonly has come to light where a fetus was seen developing inside the stomach of a 40-day-old infant. It is called fetus in fetu. The infant has undergone surgery, condition stable: Dr Tabrez Aziz, Rahmania Medical Centre, Motihari pic.twitter.com/aKfvbzMHnZ

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He added that this is a rare case that happens only in one out of five lakh patients.

"A rare medical anomaly has come to light where a foetus was seen developing inside the stomach of a 40-day-old infant. It is called foetus in fetu. The infant has undergone surgery, condition is stable," said Dr Aziz.

He added that the child is now fine after surgery and has been discharged from the hospital.

Rahmania Medical Center in Motihari via ANI

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