Introduction: In mid-June, Wang Ting (pseudonym), who lives in Banan District, found out through a blood test that she was pregnant. It seemed that she was 3 months pregnant, but the B-ultrasound examination could not detect the fetus in the womb. In mid-June, Wang Ting (pseudonym), who lives in Banan District, found out through a blood test that she was pregnant. It seemed that she was 3 months pregnant, but the B-ultrasound examination could not detect the fetus in the womb. Finally, Wang Ting underwent an ultrasound examination of her liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, and kidneys, and the doctor found a developing fetus in her spleen. On July 15, the Southwest Hospital of the Third Military Medical University terminated Wang Ting\’s pregnancy and removed part of her spleen. Experts from the hospital said that this was the first time they had encountered such a case, and that similar \”spleen pregnancy\” is very rare internationally.
No fetus was found in multiple B-ultrasound examinations
In early June, Wang Ting, who had been married for many years, discovered that her period had not come as scheduled. On June 15, she went to the drugstore to buy a pregnancy test stick and tested herself, and the result showed that she was pregnant. Later, Wang Ting went to Southwest Hospital for examination. The blood test results showed that she had obvious signs of pregnancy, but the B-ultrasound did not find any fertilized eggs in the uterus. \”The doctor said that the fertilized egg had not developed well and could not be seen through B-ultrasound.\” Wang Ting said that the doctor told her that she might be pregnant and asked her to do another B-ultrasound in 10 days to confirm the situation.
On June 26, Wang Ting chose another hospital closer to home for examination. The blood test results still showed pregnancy, but the B-ultrasound still found no trace of the fetus in the uterus and pelvic cavity, where ectopic pregnancies are common. Doctors at the hospital concluded that the fertilized egg may not have implanted and developed in the uterus, but was accidentally dropped and aborted. They advised her to go to the hospital for a review in a few days.
On June 30 and July 11, Wang Ting went to the hospital for review twice. The blood test results still showed pregnancy, but the abdominal ultrasound did not find a fetus.
Live fetus found in spleen
On July 12, Wang Ting went to another hospital for a B-ultrasound examination, but the doctor still could not find the fetus in her uterus and pelvic cavity. According to common sense, if Wang Ting is really pregnant, she is already 3 months pregnant. Wang Ting said that the doctor suspected that the fetus had fallen into other parts and suggested that she check other organs. Wang Ting agreed and had an ultrasound of her liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen and kidneys. Finally, doctors found a living fetus in Wang Ting\’s spleen.
In the afternoon, Wang Ting came to Southwest Hospital for treatment and was immediately admitted to the obstetrics and gynecology department. After consultation with obstetrics and gynecology and hepatobiliary experts, it was recommended to use drugs to prevent the fetus from growing too fast to avoid damage to Wang Ting\’s spleen, and then remove the fetus through surgery, trying to preserve half of the spleen and its functions.
On the morning of the 15th, Wang Ting\’s spleen began to hurt significantly. The doctor was worried that the fetus would grow too fast and damage the spleen, so he decided to perform surgery immediately in the afternoon. After two and a half hours of surgery, the lower half of Wang Ting\’s spleen and fetus were removed. \”The size of the fetus is about the same as that of a 2-3 month old fetus. It has grown a head., face, nose, eyes, limbs, etc. \”Associate Professor Li Jianwei from the Department of Hepatobiliary Medicine at Southwest Hospital said.
Experts speculate
The fertilized egg accidentally falls into the spleen
How does the fetus implant and grow in the spleen? Associate Professor Wang Dan, deputy director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Southwest Hospital, said that an unimplanted fertilized egg cannot fully develop and be born. In ectopic pregnancy, the fetus can only be removed through medication or surgery to ensure that the mother\’s body is not harmed.
In more than 99% of ectopic pregnancies, the fertilized egg develops and grows in the pelvic cavity. There are no more than 20 cases of fetal implantation and survival reported in all literature around the world.
Wang Dan speculated that the fertilized egg may have accidentally fallen off and failed to implant in the uterus, but it did not die. Instead, it inadvertently entered the spleen with the peristalsis of the intestines, and then grew tenaciously there. Business Daily reporter Ye Huijuan