Surgeons remove two fetuses from infant

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Surgeons in Islamabad successfully operated on a 2-month-old girl to remove two fetuses that had developed inside her, a rare condition known as fetus-in-fetu. This phenomenon occurs when a fetus grows within another fetus, resembling a form of abnormal triplet development. The case highlights the complexities of fetal development and the medical interventions required in such extraordinary circumstances.

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Surgeons operated on a 2-month-old Pakistani girl Tuesday to remove two fetuses that had grown inside her while she was still in her mother's womb, a doctor said.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12056405/"

How is possible to pregant right after your born?
 
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12056405/"

How is possible to pregant right after your born?
It wasn't a pregnant fetus, it was an abnormal development of triplets, somewhat like Siamese twins, but inside of each other instead of attached externally somewhere.
 
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fetus-in-fetu is the term
 

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