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

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• Jun 23, 2023 | Kabir Chakraborty

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.