Retroperitoneal fetus in fetu in a 65-year-old man.

Retroperitoneal fetus in fetu in a 65-year-old man.

Fetus in fetu (FIF) is a rare congenital anomaly in which a malformed fetus grows within the body of its twin. It was first described in the late 18th century and has an incidence of 1:500,000 live births. The diagnosis is established in infancy or young adults in most cases. The oldest patient repo...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Piltcher-da-Silva, Vivian Laís Sasaki, Mariana Piltcher-Recuero, Matheus Antonio Chiconelli Zangari, João Rafael Bora Ruggeri, Luiz Francisco Cravo Bettini, Carlos Henrique Trippia, Alexandre Alessi, Júlio Cezar Uili Coelho, Raul Alberto Anselmi Junior
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Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 2022-07-01
Series:Clinical and Biomedical Research
Online Access:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/121588

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