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health2 years ago•5 min saved

Revolutionary fetal brain surgery saves baby's life in Boston.

A woman's unborn baby was diagnosed with a rare pre-birth condition and given a 1% chance of survival. The woman flew to Boston for a surgery that had never been attempted before. After roughly a dozen scans and procedures, doctors completed the first successful fetal brain surgery two days earlier. The baby, named Denver, has since returned to her family's Louisiana home, where she's maturing like any healthy baby. The success of Denver's surgery is the first step toward saving more babies' lives.

via The Washington Post|

#boston-childrens-hospital #fetal-surgery #health

health2 years ago•2 min saved

Revolutionary in-utero brain surgery saves baby in groundbreaking procedure.

Doctors at two Boston hospitals have successfully performed the first-ever in-utero surgery to repair a malformed blood vessel in a baby girl's brain. The baby suffered from vein of Galen malformation (VOGM), a rare abnormality where blood vessels connect directly to veins rather than capillaries, affecting the blood vessels' ability to carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the brain. The innovative procedure, which was guided by ultrasound, was designed to reduce the aggressive blood flow and was performed just two days before the baby was born. The baby is the first of an estimated 20 babies who will undergo this innovative new treatment as part of a clinical trial.

via Upworthy|

#brain-surgery #clinical-trial #fetal-surgery

medical-breakthroughs2 years ago•6 min saved

Unprecedented Brain Surgery Performed on Unborn Baby in the Womb

Researchers have successfully performed the first-ever in-utero surgery to repair a fetus's life-threatening brain malformation, called vein of Galen malformation, preventing heart failure and brain injury after birth. Using ultrasound guidance, researchers repaired the malformation deep in the brain of a fetus before birth. The infant has required no medication to treat heart failure and no postnatal surgery to treat the malformation since birth. The procedure has the potential to mark a paradigm shift in managing vein of Galen malformation, reducing the risk of long-term brain damage, disability, or death among these infants.

via SciTechDaily|

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health2 years ago•3 min saved

Successful Brain Surgery on Unborn Baby Prevents Heart Failure.

Brain surgery has been performed on a baby still inside the womb in order to fix potentially deadly damage to vessels and saved the infant from suffering heart failure or stroke after birth. The procedure was the first treated patient in a clinical trial that is underway at Boston Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, performed with oversight from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The high-risk surgery was carried out using ultrasound for a woman who was 34 weeks pregnant. The unnamed child was delivered two days later during a normal birth after her labor was induced, due to broken membrane. The child was kept in the neonatal intensive care unit for several weeks, but mother and baby are now together at home.

via Good News Network|

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health2 years ago•1 min saved

First-ever successful fetal brain surgery performed in the womb.

Doctors from Boston Children's Hospital and the Brigham and Women's Hospital collaborated on a trial to treat vein of Galen malformation (VOGM) for a fetus, which included performing brain surgery while the fetus was still in the womb. The baby was born in March and did not require any further treatment. VOGM is a rare blood vessel abnormality inside the brain that can cause heart failure if left untreated. This procedure was the first attempt at the treatment and is being conducted on around 20 babies. There were no negative effects on the baby's brain.

via The Jerusalem Post|

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health2 years ago•4 min saved

World's First Fetal Brain Surgery a Success: Baby Thriving.

Surgeons from Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital have successfully repaired a major malformation in the brain of a fetus using a surgical technique called embolization to treat a rare prenatal condition called vein of Galen malformation. The condition places significant stress on the cardiovascular system, which can lead to heart failure, hypertension in the arteries in the lungs and heart, and significant brain damage that results in neurological and cognitive impairment. The success of the procedure offers new hope for treating the condition before the risk of complications escalates, and the team is undertaking a clinical trial to gauge the possibility of treating the condition prior to birth.

via ScienceAlert|

#brain-surgery #clinical-trial #embolization

health2 years ago•5 min saved

Successful In-Utero Brain Surgery on Boston Baby

Doctors at Boston Children's Hospital have performed brain surgery on a baby inside the womb to fix potentially deadly damage to blood vessels, saving the infant from suffering heart failure and a stroke after birth. The rare pre-natal condition is known as Vein of Galen malformation (VOGM), which occurs in as many as one in every 60,000 births. The groundbreaking surgery was performed using ultrasound at 34 weeks and two days gestational age. The infant is now home and "progressing remarkably well" with no signs of negative effects on the brain. Experts have described the study as "pioneering" and "very impactful."

via Fox News|

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health2 years ago•2 min saved

Doctors successfully perform brain surgery on fetus in the womb.

Doctors have performed a successful in utero surgery to repair a rare and potentially deadly prenatal condition in a fetus. In a two-hour procedure, doctors used ultrasound imaging to guide a needle through the uterus of the mother and into a vein in the back of the fetus’s head. The tiny patient was the first in a clinical trial currently underway at Boston Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, performed with oversight from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and was delivered by induced vaginal birth two days after the procedure.

via Yahoo News|

#brain-surgery #clinical-trial #fetus

health2 years ago•4 min saved

Successful In-Utero Brain Surgery Fixes Deadly Vascular Malformation in Baby

Doctors at Boston Children's Hospital performed a successful fetal surgery on a baby diagnosed with vein of Galen malformation, a rare brain condition that can lead to heart failure and severe neurological issues. The surgery, which involved inserting tiny coils to slow down blood flow, was performed before the baby was born and is among the first for this condition. The baby, named Denver, was born two days after the surgery and is now thriving without any indication of needing additional interventions. The procedure was part of a clinical trial run by Brigham and Women's and Boston Children's hospitals.

via CNN|

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