Indian Doctors Remove 'Brain' From Baby's Abdomen in Rare Surgery

• An 11-month-old baby girl in Assam, India, was found to have brain tissue growing in her abdomen, a rare condition called 'Neuroglial heterotopia'.
• Parents observed abnormal abdominal distension and weight loss from 7 months; initial tests were inconclusive.
• A CT scan revealed a large mass (550 grams, bread-sized) displacing her kidneys and pancreas, later identified as brain tissue.
• This is an extremely rare medical case, with only six such instances reported globally.
• Indian doctors successfully performed complex surgery to remove the mass, and the baby made a full and rapid recovery.

Why It Matters: Indian doctors achieved a medical marvel by successfully removing rare brain tissue from a baby's abdomen.