OMG. .you think you have heard the strangest news until something like this comes up...The girl, born to Chinese mainland parents in Queen Elizabeth Hospital had to undergo surgery at just three weeks old to remove them. The foetuses, 8 to 10 weeks gestated, had legs, arms, a spine, rib cage and intestines. Both were also covered in skin. One weighed 14.2 grammes and the other 9.3 grammes - and each had an umbilical cord.The surgery was successful and the girl was discharged from hospital eight days later.The extraordinary medical marvel was detailed in the latest issue of the Hong Kong Medical Journal.
The condition, known as foetus in foetu occurs in just one in 500,000 births in the world. Less than 200 cases have ever been reported. Dr Yu Kai-man, a specialist in obstetrics and gyneacology, believes it is the first documented case in the city.