Hadassah performs rare operation on baby about to be born
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A baby suffering from a complex congenital disorder called Stickler Syndrome was delivered successfully following the performance by a Hadassah Medical Center multidisciplinary team of a rare operation to unblock its air passages.
The baby’s bottom jaw was too small and its tongue fell backward, blocking its air passages. Had the baby been delivered without intervention, it would not have been able to breathe on its own.
A multidisciplinary team, including an obstetrician, otolaryngologists, neonatologists, pulmonologists, a cardiologist, and an anesthetist, were on hand during the tracheostomy that was performed to save the baby’s life. Only the head and shoulders were pulled out for the procedure, and the baby remained connected to the placenta. Once the tracheostomy was completed, the baby was delivered by Caesarean section. The baby is doing fine.
For more than 100 years, Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem (www.hadassah-med.com) has been a leader in medicine and nursing in Israel, laying the foundation and setting the standards for the country’s modern health care system. The majority of medical breakthroughs in Israel have taken place there. With more than 130 departments and clinics, Hadassah-Ein Kerem provides Israel’s most advanced diagnostic and therapeutic services for the local and national population and a significant number of international patients.
