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Lanarkshire schoolgirl had part of her skull stored in stomach in life-saving surgery

A teenager has been given a second chance at life after undergoing pioneering surgery that involved part of her skull being removed and stored in her stomach.

Chelsey Smith, from Newarthill in North Lanarkshire, was left with life-threatening injuries after a road accident in February 2022 aged just 15.

She was rushed to University Hospital in Wishaw before being transferred to the paediatric major trauma centre in Glasgow for specialist treatment, reports the Daily Record.

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