Fetus in Fetu: Two Cases and Literature Review
Charu Tiwari1, Hemanshi Shah2, Vikrant Kumbhar1
1Dept of Paediatric Surgery, TNMC & BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai Central, Mumbai, Maharashtra. India.
Developmental Period Medicine
|December 13, 2016
Abstract:
Fetus in fetu is a rare cause of abdominal mass in infants wherein a parasitic twin grows inside a host. The true etiology is unclear. Various theories have been postulated. We report two cases of retroperitoneal fetus in fetu in female infants.


