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Suneeta Sunny

Teen Undergoes Complex Surgery To Remove Extremely Rare Parasitic Twin Attached To His Stomach

In a truly remarkable and rare medical case, doctors in India successfully removed a 30-pound parasitic twin from a teen boy's stomach, an underdeveloped twin that the boy could feel both touch and pain from.

The unidentified 17-year-old from Uttar Pradesh, a northern Indian state, had a rare case of a parasitic twin protruding from his abdomen. The underdeveloped twin, which consisted of two fully formed legs, buttocks, and external genitalia, grew directly from his body.

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