Two year old boy has fetus inside stomach

Doctors have,found a fetus inside a two-year-old boy’s,stomach.

Parents of the child,suffering,from the rare abnormal condition, fetus in fetu,are seeking for medicine,as well as financial support to,cover for the child’s operation. Due to his,condition, the boy is having difficulty,breathing and walking.

Although the boy was,diagnosed in July last year, he was not able to undergo surgery,because his family was victimised by,supertyphoon Yolanda in,November last year.

Dr. Romelia Mendoza, the attending,physician and pediatrician of the,boy in West Visayas State University Medical Center,explained that the fetus inside the child’s stomach,has no heartbeat.

Mendoza also said that they are already,preparing the child for his surgery,scheduled on Monday, October 20.

According to the,father of the child, they had the,boy checked up last year after his,stomach started swelling. Initially,they thought he had a,kidney problem.

What is fetus in fetu?

Fetus in fetu is an abnormal,condition occurring early within pregnancy,in which a fetus develops inside the body of,the other twin. The absorbed fetus gets its twin’s blood supply in order,to survive, making it act like a parasite,to its host twin.

An extremely unique,ondition, it only occurs 1 in every 500,000 births. Fetus in fetu,is usually discovered shortly after,the host twin is born. However, there are cases in which the,condition is only detected in,adulthood or even death.