The clinical features and treatment of fetus in fetu: Two case reports and a review of the literature
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2016, Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case ReportsCitation Excerpt :According to Willis definition, a fetus in fetu should have (a) separate vertebral column, which demonstrates that the fetus has passed through a primary stage after gastrulation, involving formation of the neural tube, metamerization, and symmetrical development around its axis and (b) the organs should have developed in an organized manner with some degree of maturation [6]. Occasional cases have been reported where no spinal column was found on radiography as well as on pathological examination [7]. To address these cases, Gonzalez–Crussi (1982) proposed another definition: “Fetus in fetu is applied to any structure in which the fetal form is in a very high development of organogenesis and to the presence of vertebral axis” [8].
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