Giant retroperitoneal fetus-in-fetu: An unusual cause of respiratory distress

• Autori principali: Singh Satyendra (Autore), Pratap Akshay (Autore), Sinha Arvind (Autore), Kumar Anand (Autore), Lakshmi R (Autore), Shakya Vikal (Autore), Agrawal Amit (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Fetus-in-fetu (FIF) is a rare congenital condition in which a vertebrate fetus is incorporated within its host, a newborn or an infant. We report an interesting case of FIF presenting as an abdominal mass with respiratory distress in a 4-month-old girl, and review the existing literature. An ultraso...