In a rare medical phenomenon, a dead foetus has been found inside the abdomen of a four-year-old boy in West Midnapore district.
The boy was admitted to a nursing home in Jhargram with severe stomach pain and it was initially suspected that a tumour was causing it, Dr. Sirshendu Giri, who treated the boy, said on Monday.
However, after conducting tests such as ultrasonography and CT scan, it was found that a dead embryo was inside the boy’s abdomen.
He was operated upon and the foetus with hands, legs, nails and partially formed head was removed, Dr. Giri said.
This phenomenon occurs during early pregnancy when one twin enters into the other through the umbilical cord and becomes something like a parasite to the host baby. After birth, it becomes an abdominal mass, the doctor said.
