Assam

Shocking: Foetus found inside 8-month-old baby’s stomach in Assam

In a rare and shocking case, a foetus was found inside the stomach of an eight-month-old baby boy in a private hospital in Assam’s Dibrugarh district.

The rare medical condition come to light when a couple from Arunachal Pradesh brought the baby for treatment in the hospital after one side of the baby’s stomach was swollen.

On conducting several tests, the paediatrician found that a foetus had developed inside the baby’s stomach.

Later, a team of six doctors performed surgery and removed the foetus.

What is foetus-in-fetu?

In medical terms, it is called fetus-in-fetu (FIF) is a rare condition that has been defined as one twin being in the other twin’s body.

Such cases rarely occur and only in one out of 10 lakh babies.

Northeast Live Digital Desk