Doctors at Thanh Hoa Children’s Hospital have just operated and successfully removed the 14 cm long ‘tail’ of a 4-month-old baby boy.
On December 13, information from Thanh Hoa Children’s Hospital said that this hospital had just discharged the patient NVP after successful surgery to remove the growing “tail”. in the sacrococcygeal region.
Baby P. has a deformed “tail” that is 14 cm long
THANH HOA CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
Previously, in early December, Thanh Hoa Children’s Hospital received a patient with NVP, in a state with a “tail” 14 cm long. Doctors determined that the patient had a fat-medullary herniation in the sacrococcygeal area.
Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine shows a 2×4 cm lipoma tumor , accompanied by syringomyelia, low marrow attachment, and open posterior arch of the coccygeal vertebrae.
After consultation and evaluation, doctors successfully performed surgery to remove the “tail” for baby P.
After the surgery, baby P. was treated for 10 days at the hospital and was just discharged.
Also according to information from Thanh Hoa Children’s Hospital, myelomeningocele is a congenital malformation of the nervous system, with many forms of the disease, with many different external forms. This disease often has many serious complications later on. However, with surgery and proper treatment, the patient will minimize the sequelae.
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