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Rare Birth Defect Leaves Boy With Giant Red Balloon-Like Sac on His Back

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Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital documented a young boy born with an eye-catching condition: a red, balloon-like sac on his back.

The boy was born with a rare complication of a relatively common birth defect, one that had left open a space in his spine.

The doctors were able to successfully remove the sac with no major issue and the boy seemed to recover with no lasting developmental problems.