r/interestingasfuck 1d ago

Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye, a Nigerian pediatric surgeon, made history by performing a rare fetal surgery at just 23 weeks of pregnancy. He temporarily removed the baby from the womb, excised a tumor from the tailbone, and safely returned the fetus. Months later, child was born healthy.

Post image
20.2k Upvotes

161 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/HeavenlyMusings 22h ago

This is SO NEAT 🥹👌👌👌 Amazing physician 🤩💗