日前，一名胃已肿大到无法进食的女婴，被发现其胃内竟藏着她未诞生的双胞胎姐妹。
A toddler whose stomach was so bloated she could not eat or drink was found to be carrying her unborn twin.
当发现该女孩的腹部有7磅11盎司重的骨头，肉和毛发时，医生们也很震惊。她最终被诊断为“胎中胎”，这是一种罕见的情况，全球也就报道过200例。
Doctors were astonished to find the 7lb 11oz (3.5kg) mass of bone, flesh and hair inside the girl's abdomen. She was finally diagnosed with 'foetus in fetu', a rare condition with only 200 cases ever reported worldwide.
女孩的父亲拉朱和母亲苏马蒂曾怀疑是肿瘤，并匆忙把她送往了医院，随后这一震惊的发现就公布了出来。他们表示，这个15个月大的女婴已经哭了好几个礼拜了，并且无法进食任何东西。
The shocking discovery was uncovered after her parents Raju and Sumathi, suspected a tumour and rushed her to hospital. They said the 15-month old had been crying for weeks and could not eat or drink anything.
她被送往了Sri Ganapathy Krishna医院，这是一家位于印度南部泰米尔纳德邦的私立卫生中心。
She was taken to Sri Ganapathy Krishna Hospital, a private health centre in Tamil Nadu, southern India.
医生们刚开始以为她只是有了一个巨型囊肿，但是当发现她胃内有东西在生长时，也大吃一惊。而后，医生们立马进行了手术，将其移除。
Doctors initially thought she had a huge cyst and were astonished to find the growth in her stomach. The doctors then immediately carried out surgery to remove it.
儿科医师Vijayagiri做的该手术，他说道：“刚开始我以为她是囊肿或者是肿瘤，直至超声和扫描显示出骨骼区域、钙化区域和一个类似于畸胎瘤的结构（一个包含组织和器官的肿瘤）。当我怀疑是'胎中胎'时，便立马快速查阅了一些文献。只有当我移除了这一结构时，我才确认这确实是一个胎儿。”
Paediatric Surgeon Dr Vijayagiri, who performed the operation, said: 'I first believed she had a cyst or tumour till the ultrasound and scan showed that there were bony areas, calcified region and a teratoma-like structure (a tumour containing tissues and organs). That was when I suspected that it was a foetus-in-fetu and quickly looked up some literature. It was only when I removed the structure, could I confirm that it was definitely a foetus.'
28岁的苏马蒂说道：“她的胃一直以来都比正常人的要大，但是我们并没有在意，直到她不停地哭闹，并开始出现呼吸和饮食问题。感谢医生们移除了胎儿，给了她新生。”
Sumathi, 28, said: 'She always had a slightly larger than normal stomach but we ignored it until she stared crying endlessly and began having issues breathing and having food. I am thankful to doctors for removing the foetus and giving her a new life.'