mangalore today
name
name
name
Friday, March 29
Genesis Engineersnamename

 

In a first, Hyderabad doctors perform rare heart surgery on foetus


Mangalore Today News Network

Hyderabad, Oct 31, 2014: In a significant medical breakthrough and a first in the country, a rare surgery on foetus was performed inside a pregnant woman’s womb by doctors at a hospital in Hyderabad.

pregnant lady.Shirisha (25), a science teacher from Ranga Reddy district of Telangana, had come to Care Hospital in Hyderabad wherein the doctors detected defect in the heart of her unborn baby in the 26th week of pregnancy.

After studying the case thoroughly, the doctors led by Paediatric department head Dr Koneti Nageshwara Rao along with his team performed the path-breaking surgery on the foetus in the 27th week of Shirisha’s pregnancy.

The woman is due for delivery in December last week or January first week.

The first-of-its-kind surgery was carried out by 12 specialists.

According to Dr Nageswara Rao, the procedure was successfully completed, but still only 60 per cent of the work has been done while the rest 40 per cent will be completed after the baby is born.

 

Courtesy: Zeenews


Write Comment | E-Mail To a Friend | Facebook | Twitter | Print
Error:NULL
Write your Comments on this Article
Your Name
Native Place / Place of Residence
Your E-mail
Your Comment
You have characters left.
Security Validation
Enter the characters in the image above