Apollo Children’s Hospital Saves New Born with a Rare Brain Vascular Malformation Surgery
Vein of Galen Malformation is a rare condition of brain blood vessels causing high pressure in the veins. 48 hours-old baby was given a second life through Endovascular Embolization, a complex procedure Chennai: A new born baby was successfully operated on barely 48 hours after birth at Apollo Children’s Hospital, Chennai for an extremely rare blood vessel abnormality in the brain, called vein of Galen malformation (VOGM). Seen in 1 in 3 million births, the malformation was detected at the antenatal stage during the mother’s pregnancy. Endovascular embolization is the first option for treatment and all preparations were made for emergency surgery on the baby after birth. The mother was admitted in Apollo Children’s Hospital, antenatal MRI was performed and the baby was electively delivered through C-section. Video👇👇 As expected, the baby developed heart failure and multi organ failure secondary to the brain vascular Vein of Galen malformation. 48 hrs after birth, the neonate was t...