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  • In Rare Medical Condition, Nagpur Man Was 'Pregnant' With Twin for more than three decades

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    In Rare Medical Condition, Nagpur Man Was 'Pregnant' With Twin for more than three decades

    According to the news agency, the doctor sliced through Bhagat's stomach and reached inside to collect what he thought was a huge malignancy, but instead discovered a human being.

    Digital Desk: A Nagpur man, 60, who
    has had a protruding stomach for more than three decades, has been diagnosed
    with a rare medical illness. This unusual physical condition is known as
    "foetus in fetu," and it is an example of "vanishing twin
    syndrome," which means his twin died during pregnancy and was reabsorbed.



    He was given the
    nickname "pregnant man" because of his large belly, which makes him
    stand out from the crowd.



    color:#2E2E2E">According to The Daily Star, Bhagat, who was struggling to make
    ends meet, ignored the swelling in order to continue working and endured
    mocking from his peers as well as his family's anxiety. However, as the bulge
    pressed against his diaphragm and made breathing difficult, he was ultimately
    transported to a hospital in Mumbai in 1999. Dr. Ajay Mehta, who was in charge
    of Bhagat's care, assumed the man had a cancer at first inspection.



    According to the news
    agency, the doctor sliced through Bhagat's stomach and reached inside to
    collect what he thought was a huge malignancy, but instead discovered a human
    being.



    "He just put his
    hand inside and said there are a lot of bones inside," a doctor told
    History Defined.



    "First one limb
    came out, then another. Then there are some genitalia, some hair, some limbs,
    jaws, limbs, and hair."We were shocked. We were perplexed and astounded...
    I could shake hands with someone inside, much to my amazement and fear. It was
    somewhat shocking to me.



    What
    is Fetus-in-fetu?



    Fetus-in-fetu (FIF) is an uncommon condition in which one deformed
    vertebrate foetus is trapped within the body of its twin, according to the
    National Library of Medicine. Hopkins et al. discovered less than 100 case
    reports in their exhaustive search of the literature, indicating that this is
    an exceptionally unusual illness. The literature describes a variety of
    appearances, although the embryopathogenesis and differentiation from a
    teratoma are not well established.