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Buldhana: A shocking case has come to light from Buldhana district of Maharashtra. A very rare and shocking condition has been detected in a 32-year-old pregnant woman
( pregnant woman) here, which is called ‘fetus inside fetus’ in medical terms. This is an extremely unique condition, in which a deformed fetus is located inside another fetus. This case is very rare in the whole world and has been detected in only a few cases.
One such case in millions
In fact, when a 35-week pregnant woman went to Buldhana District Women’s Hospital for her regular checkup a few days ago, the doctors saw this unusual condition during the ultrasound. Dr. Prasad Agarwal, obstetrician and gynecologist of the hospital, said that this is a case which is known as ‘fetus in fetus’ in the medical world and this condition is found only in one out of one lakh or one out of five lakh cases.
How many cases in the world?
Dr. Agarwal said that this is one of the rarest cases in the world and till now only 200 cases have been detected in the whole world. Out of these, some cases have also been identified in India, whose number is between 10 to 15. Dr. Agarwal said, “In this case, another fetus-like structure was seen in the stomach of the normal fetus, which shocked me. This was absolutely unusual.”
The woman was referred for treatment
This condition is known as ‘fetus in fetus’ and when this condition comes to light, the fetus related to it is often found in a developed and deformed form. The doctors also consulted other experts and radiologist Dr. Shruti Thorat also confirmed this condition. Hospital officials said the woman has been referred to a medical centre in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar for safe delivery process and further treatment.
