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Fetus-in-fetu: a rare condition that requires common rules for its definition

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  1. Fetal Care Clinic of Asyūṭ, Asyūṭ, Egypt

    Rami Mohamed Bakr Barakat

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Filippo Del Ponte” Hospital, University of Insubria, Piazza Biroldi 1, 21100, Varese, Italy

    Simone Garzon, Antonio Simone Laganà & Fabio Ghezzi

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AOUI Verona, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

    Massimo Franchi

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RMBB data collection (ultrasound and fetal autopsy). SG editing of images and manuscript writing. ASL manuscript writing. MF manuscript editing. FG manuscript editing.

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Barakat, R.M.B., Garzon, S., Laganà, A.S. et al. Fetus-in-fetu: a rare condition that requires common rules for its definition. Arch Gynecol Obstet 302, 1541–1543 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-019-05211-y

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