Fetus in Fetu: A Rare Presentation in an Adult Female - Case Report
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Fetus in Fetu: A Rare presentation in an Adult female.
A report of Fetus in fetu (FIF) by Murtaza et al.1 in Oman Medical Journal 25 (2010) was an interesting presentation. One must congratulate the authors for a good presentation. There are however some areas to be highlighted for the benefit of the scientific world. The patient presented by Murtaza A at al.1 is not the oldest patient in the literature to date. Hoeffel at al.2 review shows that on...
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عنوان ژورنال: Oman Medical Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1999-768X,2070-5204
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2010.43