An 82-year-old, Colombian woman from Bogota, suffering from stomach pain was found to have a 40-year-old foetus inside her. She suffered from what is known as 'lithopedion', or stone baby, when the unborn child develops outside the womb.
The woman was originally thought to be suffering from a stomach bug, NTD TV reports. But an scans revealed lithopedion, where the foetus becomes calcified. The woman will now will undergo surgery to have the foetus, mostly comprised of dead tissue, removed.
The woman was originally thought to be suffering from a stomach bug, NTD TV reports. But an scans revealed lithopedion, where the foetus becomes calcified. The woman will now will undergo surgery to have the foetus, mostly comprised of dead tissue, removed.
