In first in-utero brain surgery, doctors elim

The first in-utero embolization repair was successfully performed on a fetus at 34 weeks and 2 days gestational age. Fetal ultrasound showed an immediate drop in abnormal blood flow through the brain malformation, and fetal echocardiography showed significant improvement in heart function the day after the procedure.

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