Double fetus in fetu: diagnostic imaging
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C Luzzatto1, E Talenti, A Tregnaghi
1Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Padua, Italy.
Pediatric Radiology
|January 1, 1994
Abstract:
Fetus in fetu is a rare pathological condition, presenting as a congenital tumor. It consists of a malformed parasitic twin that is found within the body of its sibling. Less than 70 cases have been reported and in most of them a definite diagnosis was only made during surgery. We present a case with two fetuses in the retroperitoneum and describe the criteria to be kept in mind for a correct preoperative diagnosis using the current imaging modalities.