Tag: foetus surgery

  • Intra-uterine foetal procedure at Amrita saves the life of woman and child

    Intra-uterine foetal procedure at Amrita saves the life of woman and child

    14 Oct 2019, Kochi Doctors at Amrita Hospital, Kochi have achieved a significant breakthrough by successfully operating a pregnant woman’s foetus and saving the unborn child. The 21-week pregnant woman’s foetus had a giant tumour in the right lung that was pressing on its heart and the normal left lung. Due to the tumour, the…

  • Amrita Hospital does laser surgery to unborn baby to save kidneys

    Amrita Hospital does laser surgery to unborn baby to save kidneys

    27 July 2018, Kochi The doctors at Amrita hospital have inserted a laser fibre into a 22-week-old foetus that had an obstruction in its urine flow due to which its kidneys were getting damaged. The laser fibre was inserted through the mother’s abdomen into the urine bladder of the foetus and the obstruction was removed.…