Giant Lump of His BRAIN That Was Oozing from His Skull' Removed in 11-Hour Op (And Can Finally See Properly)

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LIFE-CHANGING OP Teenager has ‘giant lump of his BRAIN that was oozing from his skull’ removed in 11-hour op (and can finally see properly) Manikandan, 13, from Kerala, India, suffered encephlocele where the bones in his MOST POPULAR skull failed to close properly in the womb

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A TEENAGE boy can see properly for the first time after doctors GOSSIP By continuing to use the site, you agree to the use of cookies. You can change this and find Close removed a tennis-ball size growth from his face. out more by following this link NOT RON Jose Mourinho urges Man United board to sign Barcelona star Neymar The mass was caused by part of his BRAIN oozing out of his skull. instead of Cristiano Ronaldo

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Thirteen Manikandan has endured years of bullying due to the huge growth protruding from above his nose

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Manikandan, suffered the rare condition encephalocele, where brain matter can grow outside the skull, through gaps in the bone

Manikandan, 13, has endured years of bullying and isolation because of the massive lump which dangled from above his nose. WAND-ERFUL NEWS Got any of these Harry Potter books lying around your house? They But during an 11-hour op, doctors cracked open his skull, isolated could be worth £40k his brain, and removed the sack of “non-functioning brain matter” hanging from his face.

Surgeons then had to re-position his eye sockets and re-model his nose, giving Manikandan, who lives with a tribe in Kerala, India, a “new face”.

The lad – who will now attend school for the first time – suffered from rare medical condition encephlocele which causes brain https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/3921467/teenager-has-giant-lump-of-his-brain-that-was-EoXoCziLnUgS-fIrVoEm-his-skull-removed-in-11-ho… 2/7 7/1/2017 Teenager has 'giant lump of his BRAIN that was oozing from his skull' removed in 11-hour op (and can finally see properly) from rare medical condition encephlocele which causes brain matter to ooze out of gaps in the skull. EXCLUSIVE HE NEEDS MOUR Jose Mourinho fuming His father Selvan, a plantation worker, said: “I have five children, with Man United's lack of transfer activity who are all normal and healthy, except Manikandan who was born with just one of four top targets secured with a swelling on the nose which kept growing.

“Because of the huge deformity on his face he never went to school or mingled with others, as people used to make fun of his appearance.

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SWNS:SOUTH WEST NEWS SERVICE 4 LATEST But, after an 11-hour op, the teenager is now free from the giant, tennis ball-sized growth RUD AWAKENING Chelsea 'complete' transfer for Roma defender Antonio Rudiger as Alex Sandro gets set to snub Blues “After surgery, he is eager to go back home, start school and make friends.

“I thank the doctors of Amrita Hospital from the bottom of my heart for enabling him to lead a normal life.”

A team of ten surgeons operated on Manikandan at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences on June 27.

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Because of the huge deformity on his face he never went to school or mingled with others, as people used to make fun of his appearance

Selvan, Manikandan's Dad SHORT OF CURLIES Naked Attraction viewers question why the singletons looking for love on the show have no pubic hair The procedure was paid for by Kerala Government agency, https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/3921467/teenager-has-giant-lump-of-his-brain-that-was-oozing-from-his-skull-removed-in-11-ho… 3/7 7/1/2017 Teenager has 'giant lump of his BRAIN that was oozing from his skull' removed in 11-hour op (and can finally see properly) The procedure was paid for by Kerala Government agency, because his parents couldn’t afford it.

Surgeon Dr Subramania Iyer said: “It was a complex surgery.

“Manikandan’s encephlocele was very large which had pushed the bone of his right eye outwards.

“For surgery, his skull was opened and the normal brain isolated from the sac of non-functioning brain matter hanging from his face.” BEAR FEET Liam Payne shares photo of him and adorable three-month-old son Bear wearing matching Yeezy trainers

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The growth was ‘non-functioning’ brain matter that had oozed out of the teenager’s skull and was caused by the rare condition encephalocele

“We had to re-position the patient’s eye sockets to remove the deformity in the right eye, and the nose was also remodeled. EXCLUSIVE “All these were huge surgical challenges.” UNDER THE COVERS Love Island star Jess Shears says her NAN watched her on- screen romp with Dominic Lever and was MOST READ IN HEALTH PROUD of her antics - as she reveals secrets from inside the TV villa

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Manikandan has now fully recovered and is ready for discharge. CAR PARK HORROR First pictures of man, 25, charged with murder after his student Encephalocele is a potentially-fatal congenital disorder – found in ex-girlfriend, 23, 'had her throat slit in car 1 in 5,000 births – in which bones of a baby’s skull do not close outside Kent shopping centre' properly before birth.

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