The man born with his heart in his ABDOMEN:
Factory worker, 24, undergoes life-changing surgery
to correct rare defect
A man, who has lived his entire life with a heart
protruding from his abdomen, is finally able to walk
upright without getting out of breath or turning
blue.
Huang Rongming, from Henan province in China,
underwent life-changing surgery to correct heart a
defect and move the organ away from his abdomen
and into his ribcage.
He had lived with the rare condition for 24 years until
a doctor told him his condition was rapidly
deteriorating and that he required urgent surgery.
Huang Rongming, from Henan province in China, was
born with congenital heart displacement. It only
occurs in between five and eight people out of one
million. Most patients die soon after birth
Congenital heart displacement is incredibly rare and
occurs in just five babies out of every million born.
Most patients die soon after birth.
Mr Rongming could not afford the procedure, that
would place his heart in his chest, as it should be, but
media coverage of his condition enabled him to
undergo to life-changing operation.