𝐀𝐈𝐈𝐌𝐒 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲
𝐀𝐈𝐈𝐌𝐒 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲
AIIMS New Delhi has performed India’s first open fetal surgery to repair a severe spinal defect in an unborn baby at 25 weeks’ gestation.
The six-hour procedure involved repairing a lumbosacral myelomeningocele, the most severe form of spina bifida.
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The operation repaired the cerebrospinal-fluid-leaking lumbosacral defect in utero.
Myelomeningocele is an open neural tube defect in which the spinal cord and its coverings protrude through an opening in the spine