New Delhi, Sep 3 - Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Thursday operated upon an infant born with a protruding heart and pushed the organ within the body after creating space for it. The 8-day-old boy is now said to be 'stable and recovering'.

'We created a space for the heart by mobilising his lungs and liver. We are seeing to it that there is no obstruction to the flow of blood into and out of the heart,' A.K. Bisoi, cardiologist and additional professor at the cardiothoracic and vascular surgery department of AIIMS who led the surgery team, told IANS.

'The child is stable and is now recovering. He is under observation... let's see,' he added.

A team of five doctors, led by Bisoi started the surgery at 9.a.m. and it took them nearly four hours. Now, the doctors are keeping their fingers crossed for his survival.

The infant was brought to the institute last Friday by his father Chander Manjhi, a farmer, when he was just two days old.