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Chinese doctors shrink fetal lung tumor in unprecedented womb surgery

Doctors in China have successfully performed a novel surgery to reduce a fast-growing lung tumor in a fetus while it was still in the womb. The procedure, a collaboration between Shenzhen Baoan Women’s and Children’s Hospital and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, utilized a technique that vibrates water molecules to generate heat, destroying tumorous tissue internally. This groundbreaking operation, detailed in the journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, offers new hope for unborn children with similar critical conditions. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Dannie Peng ·

    Chinese doctors remove lung tumour for baby still in mother’s womb, using needle

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