Healthy South Bend baby born after 'one in 5,000' lung surgery performed in utero
Tess delivered at full term on Nov. 8, giving birth to a healthy baby boy. One shunt came out during delivery, and the other ...
Medical Design and Outsourcing15d
NIH funds fast-tracked development of fetal hydrocephalus shunt
A team in Pittsburgh received a $2.3 million grant to fast-track the development and clinical transition of a minimally invasive fetal shunt. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued the ...
Nature17d
Guidelines for the prenatal diagnosis of fetal skeletal dysplasias
These diagnoses based on the constellation of findings can be used for counseling regarding optimal patient management (both fetal and maternal) and calculation of recurrence risk. This policy ...
ahajournals.org17d
PFO‐ACCESS: Augmenting Communications for Medical Care or Closure in the Evaluation of Patients With Stroke With Cardiac Shunts
The aim of the PFO‐ACCESS (Augmenting Communications for Medical Care or Closure in the Evaluation of Stroke Patients With Cardiac Shunts) program (which included implementation of the Viz.ai ...
BMJ18d
Current epidemiology of cerebrospinal fluid shunt surgery in the UK and Ireland (2004–2013)
Objectives To determine current epidemiology and clinical characteristics of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt surgery, including revisions. Methods A retrospective, multicentre, registry-based study ...