Surgeons corrected an abnormal blood vessel formation in the brain of a 34-week-old fetus. The infant is now 7 weeks old and hasn’t required further medication or surgery
Boston Children’s Hospital was the site of the first fetal surgery on a blood vessel in the brainFor the first time, surgery has corrected an abnormal blood vessel in the brain of a fetus. The baby – who has a rare condition called vein of Galen malformation – was born without complications, indicating the procedure could safely treat infants.in the brain connect back to the organ’s central vein.
The woman carrying the fetus received spinal anaesthesia before the surgery and the fetus also received an anaesthetic via injection to prevent movement during the procedure. A needle was then inserted through the uterus.Sign up to our Health Check newsletterThe surgeons gently pushed the needle tip into the vein. A catheter placed through the needle was then used to insert special metal coils into the extra space created by the malformation.
“It was remarkable because these babies are usually so dramatically sick,” says Orbach. The infant, now 7 weeks old, still appears to be healthy, he says.
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