Overview
- Sheikh Zayed Medical College and Hospital in Rahim Yar Khan removed an underdeveloped fetus from a five-year-old boy’s left chest cavity in a condition known as fetus in fetu.
- The surgical team, led by senior thoracic specialists including Dr. Sultan Mahmood and Prof. Sultan Ahmed Owaisi, operated near the heart’s main artery in a highly delicate procedure.
- Hospital officials identified the patient as Muhammad Rehan and said he is stable, admitted to the thoracic ward, and receiving advanced postoperative care.
- Doctors described fetus in fetu as occurring roughly once in 500,000 births and usually in the abdomen, making a chest presentation exceptionally rare and technically challenging.
- The removed mass was nonviable and reportedly weighed about one kilogram with partially developed structures such as a spine, hair, and teeth, diagnosed by CT after years of respiratory symptoms.