Doctors Save Newborn with Heart and Brain Tumors
Cardiothoracic surgeons at the L.M. Roshchal Children's Scientific and Clinical Center saved a boy born with multiple tumors of the heart and brain, according to the press service of the Ministry of Health of the Moscow Region.
Consensus
- A newborn was admitted to the Children's Scientific and Clinical Center named after L.M. Roshal in Moscow Oblast in critical condition shortly after birth.
- The infant had multiple tumors in both heart ventricles and in the brain.
- The child underwent two surgeries performed by pediatric cardiac surgeons.
- After the first surgery, the child's condition improved, but long-term treatment was required.
- The child developed heart rhythm disturbances due to tumors affecting the heart's conduction system.
- A pacemaker was implanted during the second surgery to manage arrhythmia.
- The child's current condition is satisfactory with no immediate threat to life.
- The child was discharged home and will be under outpatient medical supervision.
- The medical center previously successfully removed a benign tumor from a girl in Kaliningrad that occupied nearly half her chest cavity.
Points of divergence
- The child had tumors in the brain and both ventricles of the heart, and the treatment included two operations with a focus on improving condition after the first surgery. — vm
- One tumor blocked blood flow from the left ventricle to the aorta, creating an immediate life threat, and the first surgery involved cardiopulmonary bypass on a stopped heart. — m24
- The second surgery included implanting a pacemaker to correct heart rhythm disturbances caused by tumors in the interventricular septum affecting the conduction system. — m24
- The child was discharged home after a prolonged treatment period and is under outpatient observation. — vm
- The child was discharged after two surgeries and is under outpatient care, with the pacemaker ensuring normal heart function. — m24
Coverage (2 sources)
- Suburban doctors saved newborn with multiple heart tumors — Вечерняя Москва
- Suburban cardiologists saved newborn with multiple heart tumors — Москва 24