Sunday, November 08, 2009

Baby in India surviving with heart OUTSIDE his body...

Two-month-old Neel (name changed) is one among the rarest of rare children born with 'Ectopia Cordis'--a malformation of heart outside the body--and surviving after undergoing a surgery by doctors here.

One-and-a-half-month after the surgery by a team of surgeons at Apollo Hospital, Neel is living beyond the expected short life span of such children, doctors said.

Neel is around four kilograms now. Once he attains more weight, at least six kilos, doctors said they will perform another surgery on him.

"We hope that we will be able to deliver successful results in the case of this baby who was referred to us from Jalandhar," senior paediatric cardiologist at Apollo hospital Dr Vikas Kohli told PTI. More...

Don't miss:

  1. Baby-sitter in India rented out baby to beggars!!! 
  2. D'Zhana Simmons, the teenager who lived without a heart...
  3. 7 year-old-girl has SIX organs removed for operation!!!
  4. Indian engineers create artificial heart ...
  5. Meet the 'Jigsaw Kid' ... with five spleens, back-to-front liver and two left lungs!!! 

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