Parents of child born without urinary system hope for miracle

The parents of a 25-day-old infant born without kidneys, ureter or bladder are hoping for a second miracle after their baby has survived for more than the ten days doctors predicted. The Egyptian infant, Mahmud, was born at Saqr Hospital on June 3 without a urinary system.

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The parents of a 25-day-old infant born without kidneys, ureter or bladder are hoping for a second miracle after their baby has survived for more than the ten days doctors predicted. The Egyptian infant, Mahmud, was born at Saqr Hospital on June 3 without a urinary system.


Against all odds and doctors' prognostications, the infant has survived, having spent the first ten days of his life in the hospital.

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