Baby with heart outside body

Born with an extremely rare congenital defect, ectopia cordis, in which the heart grows outside the body and the chest wall and sternum fail to develop, a baby's heart looked like a peeled plum sitting atop his pink chest, with the aorta diving back underneath the skin. Doctors performed corrective surgery on a baby born with his heart outside his chest, and said Wednesday that the youngster should be able to lead a close-to-normal life.

Link & Image: Yahoo News
Tags: Heart | Surgery | Newborn | Ectopia Cordis | Congenital Defect