Amerikanska forskare har genomfört en ny typ av fosteroperation för att reparera svår gastroschis före födseln. Metoden kan minska behovet av efterföljande operationer, men svenska experter anser att den inte är applicerbar i Sverige på grund av riskerna.
Doctors in the US performed pioneering keyhole surgery on an unborn baby, Theo, at 26 weeks gestation to correct complex gastroschisis, where intestines grow externally. The procedure, part of a clinical trial, successfully pushed his organs back into his abdomen, leading to a normal birth and healthy development for Theo, now five months old.
Doctors in the US performed ground-breaking keyhole surgery on an unborn baby, Theo, at 26 weeks gestation to correct complex gastroschisis, a birth defect where intestines grow externally. Theo, now five months old, is thriving after becoming the third baby in a first-of-its-kind clinical trial.
London parents Maisie Savage and Josh French's baby Theo, diagnosed with complex gastroschisis, underwent pioneering keyhole surgery in the womb at 26 weeks gestation in Texas, US. He is now five months old and thriving, marking a success for the first-of-its-kind clinical trial.
