Emmanuel, now 6, was born with his chest and abdominal organs unlike normal human beings. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - When her doctors ordered another detailed foetal scan when she was 22 weeks pregnant, second-time mum-to-be Pang Peei Nei sensed something was amiss.
The condition, which affects about one in 10,000 births and tends to appear in males, was reported by Chinese media in May when a baby was diagnosed with it. Still, Mrs Pang, 42, and her husband Kenneth Pang, 47, decided to press forward amid fear and uncertainty. The baby’s congenital heart disease would also result in low oxygen levels, which his doctors wanted to remedy soonest.
While situs inversus totalis alone has no medical disadvantage, the disorder can complicate certain invasive medical procedures. PHOTO: CHEN CHING KIT
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