Skip to main content

MODERN-SURGERY -.INTRA-UTERINE SURGERY

The  repair  of   birth  defects through  fetal  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  tissue    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 incontinence.
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.

 

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

WEB SEARCH TERMS

  When you decide to keep a Web page to look at later, you're doing something called "bookmarking". Bookmarks are simply links to sites that you visit frequently or want to keep handy for reference. There are a couple ways you can save Web pages for later: In your browser.  All major Web browsers provide you with the ability to make and store your favorite links within the browser. These links are accessible several different ways, depending on what browser you might be using: a sidebar, a toolbar, or a drop-down menu. In a social bookmarking site.  If you want to access your collection from anywhere and share them with others, then a social marking site - a site that lets you store your favourites links - might be for you. launch I n the context of the Web, the term launch usually means two different things. Permission to Launch - Website First, some Web sites use the word "launch" as a substitute for the more commonly known "enter" command. For ...

THE BEATLES -ENGLISH ROCK BAND

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The group, whose best-known lineup comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, are regarded as the most influential band of all time.   The Beatles    were  from    Liverpool, United Kingdom.   In September of 1962 The Beatles recorded their first hit Love Me Do, which charted in UK, and reached the top of the US singles chart. London became their new home since 1963. ... Their October 1963 performance at the London Palladium made them famous in Great Britain and initiated the Beatlemania in the UK.   The most popular Beatle.   Paul McCartney ranked highest, at 35 percent; following by John Lennon (29%), Ringo Starr (11%), and George Harrison (8%). However, there is a gender gap: men favored John, while women preferred Paul.   The Beatles' first record "Love Me Do" was released on October 5, 1962. It was a moderat...

GORILLAS

Gorillas are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forests of central Sub-Saharan Africa. The genus Gorilla is divided into two species: the eastern gorillas and the western gorillas, and either four or five subspecies. They are the largest living primates. Gorillas' natural habitats cover tropical or subtropical forests in Sub-Saharan Africa. Although their range covers a small percentage of Sub-Saharan Africa, gorillas cover a wide range of elevations. The mountain gorilla inhabits the Albertine Rift montane cloud forests of the Virunga Volcanoes, ranging in altitude from 2,200 to 4,300 metres (7,200 to 14,100 ft). Lowland gorillas live in dense forests and lowland swamps and marshes as low as sea level, with western lowland gorillas living in Central West African countries and eastern lowland gorillas living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo near its border with Rwanda. The closest relatives of gorillas are the...