 - more commonly known as parasitic twin. This is a rare condition where one or more malformed vertebrate foetuses are enclosed within the body of their sibling. After the scan results came back, doctors were stunned to find a total of eight underdeveloped embryos in the girl's abdominal cavity. Medics kept the young patient under observation for 21 days before carrying out the operation to remove the embryos. Dr Imran stated that the operation was successfully completed in around one and a half hours. The baby girl is currently recovering well from the surgery. Such cases are considered extremely rare and they only happen in fewer than one in every 1 million births. Cases tend to be ultra-rare thanks to advances in ultrasound technology which means that they are usually detected during pregnancy. If a twin is detected inside its living sibling they are removed soon after birth. However, there are cases where this can be missed and the twin can grow up with the tumour inside for years. A parasitic twin is an identical twin that has stopped developing during gestation, but is physically attached t){kind=link}
A BABY girl has had eight embryos removed from her stomach after her parents noticed she had a swollen tummy.
The tot was worn at a private hospital in Ramgarh District, Jharkhand State, India, on October 10.
But not long after her arrival, her parents took her to hospital with concerns that she had a tumour due to her abnormally swollen stomach.
Medics carried out a CT scan on the newborn and saw images that suggested a tumour.
The newborn was subsequently transferred to the Rani Children Hospital & Research Centre in the city of Ranchi.