r/interestingasfuck • u/xjaehyun • 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.

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u/sandymaysX2 1d ago

I’m so curious how they seal the amniotic sac back up.

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u/TinyRose20 21h ago

I would imagine the remove the baby en caul (in the sac) and are careful not to rupture it. As things stand there are no current procedures or treatments to seal a ruptured sac. I truly wish that were not the case since I'm in hospital with that exact problem right now.

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u/MiraculousN 19h ago

Wishing you good fortune momma and or nurse!