In a rare medical phenomenon, a dead foetus has been found inside the abdomen of a four-year-old boy in West Midnapore district on Monday.
The boy was admitted to a nursing home with severe stomach pain and it was initially suspected that a tumour was causing it, Dr Sirshendu Giri, who treated the boy, said.
However, after conducting tests like ultrasonography and CT scan, it was found that a dead embryo was inside the boy's abdomen.
He was operated upon last night and the foetus with hands, legs, nails and partially formed head was removed, Giri said.