The staff of Pirogov University was awarded for a unique operation to save a fetus with a heart defect

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology named after Academician G.M. Savelyeva IMD announces the recognition of the merits of the team of doctors who performed the most difficult intrauterine operation. Thanks to their professionalism and the use of advanced technologies, a child with a severe heart defect was saved. The unique surgical intervention at the 27th week of pregnancy was a real breakthrough in the field of fetal surgery.

The operation required the highest precision, because the fetal heart was only 3.5×2 centimeters in size, and the diameter of the narrowed aortic valve was 1.8 millimeters. Under the ultrasound navigation of ultrasound diagnostics specialists O.Malmberg and O.Samsonova, obstetrician-gynecologist M. Shamanova inserted a needle into the fetal heart. Endovascular surgeons A.Grigoryan and B. Mkrtychyan inserted and inflated a special balloon, expanding the diameter of the valve opening. After successful surgery, fetal blood flow returned to normal, and pregnancy proceeded without complications. At the 38th week, the woman in labor underwent a cesarean section, and a healthy boy, Lev, was born.

Leva is two years old today, and he is growing up to be an active and happy child. There is nothing to remind him of the severe heart defect that threatened his life even before he was born. This case is a vivid example of how modern medical technologies and the well—coordinated work of a team of professionals can work wonders and give hope to families.

The team of specialists who participated in the rescue of Leva was awarded the highest professional award. Among them are:

— Mark Kurtzer — MD, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology named after Academician G.M. Savelyeva IMD, CEO of the Mother and Child Group of Companies;

— Tatiana Normantovich — Chief Physician of the MD Group Clinical Hospital;

— Maria Shamanova, Deputy Chief Physician for Outpatient Work, Head of the High—risk Pregnancy Department at MD Group Clinical Hospital;

— Olga Malmberg, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Ultrasound at the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Deputy Chief Physician for Ultrasound Diagnostics and Chief Specialist in Ultrasound Diagnostics at the MD GROUP Medical Center (Mother and Child Group);

— Olga Samsonova, Ph.D., Head of the Ultrasound Diagnostics Department at the MD Group Clinical Hospital;

— Ashot Grigoryan, PhD, Head of the Department of X—ray Endovascular Diagnostics and Treatment at Lapino Clinical Hospital;

— Boris Mkrtychyan— PhD, Head of the Department of X-ray Surgical Methods of Diagnosis and Treatment at the MD Group Clinical Hospital (GC "Mother and Child").

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