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Neil Shaw

Brain surgery carried out on baby in the womb

Brain surgery has been carried out on a baby inside the womb. The world first was to fix potentially deadly damage to vessels and saved the infant from suffering heart failure and a stroke after birth.

The rare pre-natal condition is known as Vein of Galen malformation (VOGM).

Arteries carrying high-pressure blood connect to one of the main veins deep at the base of the brain.

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