All articles tagged with #medical anomaly
A woman diagnosed with terminal brain cancer experienced a miraculous disappearance of her tumor after treatment, leading doctors to consider her a medical anomaly, as her scans now show no signs of cancer.
A 27-year-old man from Tunisia suffered a penile fracture in two places after rolling onto his erect penis while sleeping, resulting in intense pain and swelling, as well as an "eggplant" deformity. Despite waiting 36 hours before seeking medical attention, he underwent emergency surgery to repair the fractures and experienced no lasting issues with urination or sexual function. This unusual case highlights the potential risks of penile injuries, which are typically associated with vigorous sexual activity, with the "reverse cowgirl" position being the riskiest.
A woman presented at a remote island's emergency room with severe stomach pain and was shocked to learn that she was 23 weeks pregnant, but with an incredibly rare abdominal pregnancy. Doctors discovered a healthy placenta and fetus growing outside her uterus, attached to her abdominal cavity. Recognizing the risks, the woman was transferred to another hospital where she underwent abdominal surgery to safely remove the fetus. Both mother and baby recovered well, and two months later, they were reunited and able to go home. Abdominal pregnancies are extremely rare, occurring in only 1% of ectopic pregnancies.
A 37-year-old woman sought medical treatment for severe abdominal pain and bloating, only to discover that she was 23 weeks pregnant with a fetus growing in her bowel, a rare case of abdominal ectopic pregnancy. Ectopic pregnancies, which occur outside the uterus, are dangerous for the mother and rarely result in a surviving fetus. The baby was delivered at 29 weeks and placed in the neonatal intensive care unit, with both mother and baby being discharged after three months. This is not the first case of an embryo growing in an unusual location, as a pediatrician previously reported a fetus growing in a woman's liver.