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▲ The child recovered well after the operation and was successfully discharged from the hospital. (Schematic diagram, not related to this event / taken from the PIXABAY gallery)
A pregnant woman in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, gave birth to a baby weighing about 2.9 kilograms. Because the baby’s chest was connected to the “parasitic fetus”, she had “4 hands and 4 legs” at birth. The doctor said this situation is extremely rare, fortunately after the operation the baby was born, who is recovering well and was successfully discharged from the hospital.
According to the “Yangcheng Evening News” reported by the Lu media, the pregnant woman found many abnormalities in the fetus during the obstetric examination. The doctor suspected it was a “parasitic fetus,” but he also believed that as long as the operation was performed, the baby could live normally like other babies. Therefore, the pregnant woman decided to keep the baby, and she gave birth in August of this year.
According to “Western Decision”, the baby was sent to the neonatal intensive care unit after birth and the medical team performed the operation. Mao Jianxiong, deputy director of the First Department of General Surgery at Shenzhen Children’s Hospital, pointed out that the “parasitic fetus” on the boy’s body is relatively large, weighing more than 260 grams, has limbs and urinary system, but not the head and heart There are blood vessels connected to the intestine.
According to the report, after an ultrasound examination, it was found that the child has problems such as ventricular septal defect and patent foramen ovale, and the need to supply blood to the parasitic fetus has increased the load on the heart. be performed as soon as possible, otherwise it could be life-threatening. .
Mao Jianxiong said that the hardest part of the operation is dealing with the blood vessel problem, and the second is treating the organs.
Fortunately he recovered well after the operation and the boy was discharged from the hospital. And Mao Jianxiong also said that parasitic fetuses are quite rare, with an incidence of about 1 in 500,000 and only about 200 cases have been reported worldwide.
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