Abstract
A fetus in fetu is defined as a condition where a parasitic twin is found included within the body of its partner [8]. This is a report of a fetus in fetu treated successfully in a 4-mounth-old boy that fulfilled all the criteria of the disease. A brief review of the literature is also included.
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Basu, A.K., Ganguli, S. & Tripathi, K.N. Fetus in fetu: a case report. Pediatr Surg Int 4, 137–139 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00181855
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