印度女婴不能进食，竟然是因为肚子中还有双胞胎姐妹.

　　A toddler whose stomach was so bloated she could not eat or drink was found to be carrying her unborn twin.

　　女婴的胃已肿大到她无法进食，结果发现其胃内承载着她未诞生的双胞胎姐妹。

　　Doctors were astonished to find the 7lb 11oz (3.5kg) mass of bone, flesh and hair inside the girl’s abdomen.

　　当发现女孩的腹部有7磅11盎司重的骨头，肉和毛发时，医生们也很震惊。

　　She was finally diagnosed with ’foetus in fetu’, a rare condition with only 200 cases ever reported worldwide.

　　她最终被诊断为“胎内胎”，这是一种罕见的情况，全球也就报道过200例。

　　The shocking discovery was uncovered after her parents Raju and Sumathi, suspected a tumour and rushed her to hospital.

　　他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，这一震惊的发现随之报道出来。

　　They said the 15-month old had been crying for weeks and could not eat or drink anything.

　　他们说，这个15个月大的女婴已经哭了好几个礼拜了，且无法进食。

　　She was taken to Sri Ganapathy Krishna Hospital, a private health centre in Tamil Nadu, southern India.

　　她被送往了Sri Ganapathy Krishna医院，一家位于印度南部泰米尔纳德邦的私立卫生中心。

　　Doctors initially thought she had a huge cyst and were astonished to find the growth in her stomach.

　　医生们刚开始以为只是一个巨型囊肿，但是当他们发现她胃内有东西在生长时，也着实吓了一大跳。

　　The doctors then immediately carried out surgery to remove it.

　　而后，医生们立马进行了手术，将其移除。

　　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).

　　儿科医师Vijayagiri操作了该手术，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)。”

　　’That was when I suspected that it was a foetus-in-fetu and quickly looked up some literature.

　　“当我怀疑是‘胎内胎’时，便立马快速查阅了一些文献。”

　　’It was only when I removed the structure, could I confirm that it was dinitely a foetus.

　　“只有当我移除了这一结构时，我才确认这确实是一个胎儿。”

　　Her parents, who earn very little as labourers, were forced to ignore.

　　由于她的父母都是劳工，收入微薄，所以不得不置之不理。

　　Following surgery this week, she is said to be recovering well and is expected to be discharged within days.

　　手术后的这个礼拜，她恢复得很好，并有望在数天内出院。

　　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.

　　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。”

　　’I am thankful to doctors for removing the foetus and giving her a new life.’

　　“感谢医生们移除了胎儿，给了她新生。”