In 2016, partner surgeons Dr. Darrell Cass and Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye successfully operated on a 23-week-old baby by removing her from the mother’s womb, removing a tumour and then replacing her back in the womb. She was born a second time, healthy and on time.
US-based Nigerian surgeon who operated on unborn baby. NIGERIA shone brightly on the global stage as the news broke early in the week of a successful surgery a team of medical doctors, led by Nigerian-born Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye, carried on an unborn baby at a Texas hospital in the US. According to medical reports, the unborn baby had sacrococcygeal teratoma, a rare tumour that appeared at the base of the baby’s tailbone. These types of tumours, it is estimated, occur in about one of 40,000 pregnancies, and if left unchecked, could continue taking the baby’s blood supply and eventually cause heart failure. The baby’s mother, Margaret Boemer, first sensed that all was not well when her ultra-sound technician stayed unusually quiet during a routine 16-week prenatal checkup. Subsequent tests later showed that Boemer’s unborn child was suffering from the rare tumour.
Yes, that's correct,, Broo 👏 In 2016, the team of surgeons led by Dr. Darrell Cass and Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye at Texas Children's Hospital successfully performed a groundbreaking surgery on a 23-week-old baby. The surgery involved removing the baby from the mother's womb, removing a tumor from her spine, and then placing her back in the womb to continue gestation. The baby was born again at full term and healthy. This procedure was a significant advancement in fetal surgery and offered hope for treating certain conditions in utero.
This is amazing! Saving lives of babies before they are even born! These doctors are Making Miracles Happen! Dr. Darrell Cass and his team at the Cleveland Clinic performed fetal lung surgery on 24-week old baby girl. She was born without complications 12 weeks later. It's so inspiring to see work like this that saves valuable lives!
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