Anne TootillAmazing Fetal Surgery
April 28th 2008 21:50
I must be living under a rock, this happened in 1999 and I've only just heard about it. The image above is a fetal procedure undertaken on 19 August 1999 to fix the spina bifida lesion of a 21 week old fetus in the womb.
The operation was performed by a surgical team at Vanderbilt University in Nashville which developed a technique for correcting fetal problems in mid-pregnancy by temporarily removing the uterus, draining the amniotic fluid, performing surgery on the tiny fetus, then restoring the uterus back inside the mother.
How amazing is that?
The patient shown above Samuel Armas was the 54th fetus operated on by the surgical team Dr Joseph Bruner, the surgeon whose hands are pictured above, alleviated the effects of the opening in Samuel's spine caused by the spina bifida, a congenital disease that often leads to paralysis and other problems.
Thanks to the remarkable surgical procedure performed by the Nashville team, little Samuel was born healthy on 2 December 1999.
Just as Dr Breuner was closing the incision in Julie Armas' uterus, Samuel's thumbnail-sized hand flopped out. Bruner lifted it gently and tucked it back in.
Far out!
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