Strollerderby : fetus in fetu

Baby Born With Two Penises Healthy, Recovering

Madeline Holler — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:01:00 GMT

A boy who was born with two penises underwent surgery recently and his parents say he has recovered nicely. His surgery last month left him with the usual number of penises -- which doctors predict will be fully functional.

Artyom G.'s mother had an otherwise normal pregnancy and birth until everybody realized the strange growth on his back was a penis.

Another case of fetus in fetu, the Chinese boy, born last year in Russia, had the second penis and some other internal organ issues like a missing bladder.

The boy was rushed to a hospital back in March where the five-hour surgery was performed. Doctors say Artyom did well and has pretty much recovered.

Sure, but wait till he finds out what happened when he's older!

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Baby Born With Feet In Brain

Kate Tuttle — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:59:00 GMT

When Sam Esquibel was born in Colorado three months ago, doctors knew there was something going on. Ultrasounds had shown a mass in his brain, and he was scheduled for surgery just three days post-partum. But what the doctors found when they got inside his skull shocked them -- two tiny feet, a hand, and a thigh, along with several loops of partially-formed intestine.

Doctors removed the material (caution: the photo in this link may disturb some people), which could be the remains of a mostly-absorbed twin (also known as a fetus in fetu), but those typically occur in the abdomen. Or it could be a teratoma, a type of tumor that often includes hair, teeth or fingernails, though doctors say teratomas aren't typically as structurally complex as a foot or hand.

Whatever the reason, little Sam is just fine now, with nothing but a scar to remind him and his parents of the bizarre surgery in his first week of life.

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Pregnant 1-Year-Old

Madeline Holler — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:24:00 GMT

How is this even possible?

A one-year-old girl in Saudi Arabia is pregnant -- with a fetus in her uterus and everything.

Details are light but it appears be another case of an absorbed sibling -- the mom was pregnant with twins, one wasn't viable, the other fetus absorbed it and it kept growing a little bit though technically it's not alive.

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Four-Month Old Baby's Parasitic Twin Removed

Karen Murphy — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:38:00 GMT

They say it's a one-in-a-million thing.

Your baby is born, looking and acting much as babies do. But her belly grows disproportionately to the rest of her body, and at 40 days old she looks pregnant, but with thin arms. What's going on?

It's called fetus in fetu. In other words, this baby had a parasitic twin growing inside her, in her belly. (WARNING: Do NOT Google this term unless you are prepared to see some disturbing images.)

The twin of just such a baby, now four months old, was safely removed in a hospital near Shanghai. The removed twin was about the size, they say, of a bowling ball and was in the shape of a head with an underdeveloped musculoskeletal structure. Um. I'm thankful her parents were able to find treatment for the baby, as it's likely she wouldn't have survived long without it.

The last such twin receiving media attention, Baby Lakshmi, seems to be doing well after her surgery to remove her extra four limbs.

Photo: www.goshenhosp.com