A unique patient was recently admitted to a hospital in the Chinese city of Huaxi. The patient turned out to be two-year-old Xiao Feng, whose belly was swollen to such an extent that the baby seemed to be pregnant. To the surprise of doctors, this fantastic diagnosis was almost confirmed. A parasite fetus lived inside the boy.
Doctors had to urgently abort the child, as his belly was swollen to such an extent that it was difficult for the boy to breathe. After X-rays and MRIs, doctors discovered that a twin brother lived and developed in the child's stomach. The growth of the fetus was 20 centimeters. He had a fully formed spine, arms and legs.
The parasite twin took up two-thirds of its older brother's stomach. According to doctors, this kind of twins is formed when the egg cell fails to divide correctly during fertilization. According to the doctor from Cleveland, Jonathan Fanaroff, some Siamese twins can coexist quite successfully, but not in the case when one of them "swallows" the other.