A teenage crash victim's life was saved after part of her skull was stored inside her stomach

• A teenager's skull bone was placed in her abdomen to preserve it after surgery. 
• Chelsey Smith was 15 when she got in a life-threatening car crash that caused her brain to swell. 
• The procedure, which is relatively common, saved her life. 

A teenager had part of her skull removed and stored in her stomach after a car accident left her with life-threatening injuries. 

Chelsey Smith, from Scotland, was just 15 when she was involved in an accident that caused her brain to swell. She was rushed to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow in critical condition.