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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
2022-07-01
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| Series: | Clinical and Biomedical Research |
| Online Access: | https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/121588 |