The repair of birth defects through foetal surgery has so far been mostly experimental .However , a ground breaking advances were made in 1998 with the treatment of a case of spina bifida, a developmental defects in the posterior wall of the spinal canal.With this condition, the delicate tisssue of the spinal cord may be expose to varying degrees of damage,depending upon the severity of the defect.This can result in paralysis of the lower limbs and incontenence.
A team of Surgeons in the US corrected the defect in a 25-week -gestation foetus , after the condition had been detected during routine ultrasound.Follow up at the walking stages will be necessary to judge the success of the operation.
A team of Surgeons in the US corrected the defect in a 25-week -gestation foetus , after the condition had been detected during routine ultrasound.Follow up at the walking stages will be necessary to judge the success of the operation.
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