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The worlds tallest girl has undergone surgery to prevent her from being paralyzed and going blind.
Siddiqa Parveen, who is estimated to be 7ft 8in high, cannot stand upright.
The 28-year-old has suffered from gigantism brought on her by a condition known as Giant Invasive Pituitary tumour since the age of 15.
In 2013, she was recognised by Guinness Book of Records as the worlds tallest living girl.
She was given a new lease of life after Indian doctors successfully removed a tumour from her brain.
Doctors had feared that if left untreated she would lose her eyesight, forcing them to transport her approximately 1,000 miles from her remote village in south Dinajpur district, West Bengal to Delhi.
When she was taken to the hospital in January of this year, Siddiqas unique size presented many challenges for the doctors.
According to Dr. PK Bithal, head of neuroanesthesiology, the tumor was removed by inserting an endoscope through her nostrils, but the surgery was complicated by Parveens large head.
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