Fetus in fetu: A report of two cases

Fetus in fetu is a rare condition that has been defined as the presence of one of the twins in the body of the other. It is most frequently located in retroperitoneal area; however, it has been reported in other locations as well. This report presents two cases of "fetus in fetu" cases: on...

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Main Authors: Karaman Ibrahim, Erdogan Derya, Ozalevli Semire, Karaman Ayse, Cavusoglu Y, Aslan M, Cakmak Ozden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
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Online Access:http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2008;volume=13;issue=1;spage=30;epage=32;aulast=Karaman
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spelling doaj-b66b12cece0843299f8c1c5678ee794e2020-11-24T23:11:36ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons0971-92611998-38912008-01-011313032Fetus in fetu: A report of two casesKaraman IbrahimErdogan DeryaOzalevli SemireKaraman AyseCavusoglu YAslan MCakmak OzdenFetus in fetu is a rare condition that has been defined as the presence of one of the twins in the body of the other. It is most frequently located in retroperitoneal area; however, it has been reported in other locations as well. This report presents two cases of "fetus in fetu" cases: one located in the retroperitoneal area and the other in the sacrococcygeal area.http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2008;volume=13;issue=1;spage=30;epage=32;aulast=KaramanFetus in fetunewbornteratoma
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author Karaman Ibrahim
Erdogan Derya
Ozalevli Semire
Karaman Ayse
Cavusoglu Y
Aslan M
Cakmak Ozden
spellingShingle Karaman Ibrahim
Erdogan Derya
Ozalevli Semire
Karaman Ayse
Cavusoglu Y
Aslan M
Cakmak Ozden
Fetus in fetu: A report of two cases
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Fetus in fetu
newborn
teratoma
author_facet Karaman Ibrahim
Erdogan Derya
Ozalevli Semire
Karaman Ayse
Cavusoglu Y
Aslan M
Cakmak Ozden
author_sort Karaman Ibrahim
title Fetus in fetu: A report of two cases
title_short Fetus in fetu: A report of two cases
title_full Fetus in fetu: A report of two cases
title_fullStr Fetus in fetu: A report of two cases
title_full_unstemmed Fetus in fetu: A report of two cases
title_sort fetus in fetu: a report of two cases
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
issn 0971-9261
1998-3891
publishDate 2008-01-01
description Fetus in fetu is a rare condition that has been defined as the presence of one of the twins in the body of the other. It is most frequently located in retroperitoneal area; however, it has been reported in other locations as well. This report presents two cases of "fetus in fetu" cases: one located in the retroperitoneal area and the other in the sacrococcygeal area.
topic Fetus in fetu
newborn
teratoma
url http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2008;volume=13;issue=1;spage=30;epage=32;aulast=Karaman
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