US Doctors Execute Brain Surgery on a Baby Still in Womb
According to CNN, an American medical team has treated a baby still in the womb using ground-breaking brain surgery to address a rare blood artery abnormality inside the brain. The Brain Surgery was done at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital to treat the “Venus of Galen malformation,” a rare brain disorder . What is the Disorder? The disorder is brought on by improper development of the blood artery that transports blood from the brain to the heart. According to the news source, the deformity causes an excessive amount of blood to flow through the veins and heart, stressing them and potentially causing a chain reaction of health issues. According to Dr. Darren Orbach, a radiologist at Boston Children’s Hospital who specializes in treating VOGM, “tremendous brain injuries and immediate heart failure after birth are the two big challenges.” He described the issue in detail, stating that it is normal practice to treat newborns by inserting tiny coils through...