Premature baby weighing 680 gms with Diaphragmatic Hernia undergoes complicated surgery at Father Mullers
Premature baby weighing 680 gms with Diaphragmatic Hernia undergoes complicated surgery at Father Mullers
Mangaluru: The Pediatric Surgery and Neonatology team at Father Muller Medical College successfully operated, managed and sent home one the smallest baby to have undergone a major operation on 14th of September 2019. Click here to read original article
A team of doctors consisting of Pediatric surgeon Dr KishanShetty, Neonatologists Dr Saritha, Dr Praveen B K, Dr Mario and Anesthesiologist Dr Karl treated the baby. An extremely complicated surgery was performed where the abdominal contents were brought back and the hole in diaphragm closed successfully. This surgery is usually not attempted in babies under 1 kg as it is technically difficult due to the tiny size and almost no chance of survival. The congenital diaphragmatic hernia has a very low survival rate even in normal-weight babies born at term. Click here to read original article