SanPuffy+FollowIn 201 6, a surgical team at Texas Children's Hospital performed one of the most intricate procedures in modern medicine. At 23 weeks gestation, a fetus was found to have a huge sacrococcygeal teratoma, a rare tumor that can overwhelm the heart and be fatal before birth Dr Oluvinka Olutove, a Nigerian-born pediatric surgeon, helped lead the open fetal operation. The fetus was partially brought out of the uterus while remaining attached to the placenta, enabling surgeons to remove most of the tumor and then return her so she could continue developing The pregnancy proceeded to 36 weeks, and she was safely born; the remaining tumor tissue was removed after deliverv. The case stands as a remarkable example of how advanced fetal surgery can change outcomes before life even begins outside the womb. #PregnancyStruggles #Drannan^ HTavac\awic HTovacDanna52Share
