A doctor raised the alarm over a baby boy's "large head" after his mum took him to have his belly button checked.

Lucy O’Rourke, 36, had an appointment to take little Conor to the doctors to check for a possible umbilical hernia.

But while at the appointment, the doctor grew concerned about the size of the Bolton baby's head.

It led to little Conor being diagnosed with a 'one-in-a-million' condition which has required treatment at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, in Liverpool .

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Now aged three, Conor has faced a new surgical technique to save his life, which doctors believe to have been a world-first.

Conor was diagnosed with vein of galen malformation (VOGM) - which affects roughl

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