Doctors discovered a “stone child” in the abdominal cavity of an 81-year-old Brazilian woman; The petrified fetus, which was over 40 years old, had to be removed by surgeons. This was reported by Sun.
The mother of seven was hospitalized in a serious condition; During the ultrasound procedure, doctors discovered a petrified fetus in the abdominal cavity of the 81-year-old patient. According to the woman’s statement, she was pregnant 56 years ago, but her pregnancy was interrupted due to severe pain and she did not go to Brazilian doctors.
The woman managed to avoid blood poisoning caused by rotting fetal tissue. This extremely rare pathology, known to doctors as “lithopedion” (stone baby), can occur in the case of ectopic pregnancy, in which the fertilized egg does not implant in the uterus and the embryo develops elsewhere: in the abdominal cavity, ovary, fallopian tube and even in the intestines or aorta.
Russian doctors before rescued A newborn baby with “half” a heart.