"I am really glad to have chosen Chongqing Maternal and Child Health Hospital, thank you Dr. Chen Gongli for giving the two little babies a new life, and I am even more touched by your spirit of 'not abandoning, not giving up', thank you." Recently, Ms. Du from Sichuan said gratefully when she was discharged from the hospital.
After Ms. Du was pregnant with twins, the whole family was very happy, but during the obstetric examination at the local hospital, it was found that it was a high-risk single chorionic twin, and one of the small fetuses also had umbilical bulge and the liver also puffed out. With anxiety and anxiety to the 21st week of pregnancy, Ms. Du suddenly felt that her stomach grew rapidly and swelled badly, so she went to the hospital for examination, and ultrasound suggested twin blood transfusion syndrome.
Ms. Du went to many hospitals for examination, due to the existence of extensive anterior placenta, twin blood transfusions combined with selective fetal growth restriction, etc., the risk of treatment difficulty is very high, and the recommendations received are radiofrequency ablation and fetal reduction. After learning about the treatment plan, whenever she mentioned this matter, she always washed her face with tears: "Although they are not yet born, but they have a mother-child relationship, how can I give up, as long as there is a glimmer of opportunity, we must strive for a glimmer of life for them." ”
▲The team of Chen Gongli of perinatal pediatric surgery is operating
After many inquiries, Ms. Du's family came to Chongqing Maternal and Child Health Hospital with full expectations. Director Chen Gongli of the Department of Perinatal Pediatric Surgery assessed the pregnant woman in detail after receiving the consultation, and introduced to her the successful cases of extensive anterior placenta, twin blood transfusions and selective fetal growth restriction, although the treatment is difficult and risky, but there is still hope. Giant umbilical bulge can also be resolved surgically after birth, and most surgeries have a good prognosis.
This treatment plan made Ms. Du's family overjoyed and confident. Chen Gongli's team immediately arranged and implemented fetal microscopic surgery, the operation was very successful, the amniotic fluid was gradually balanced after the operation, the two babies recovered well in the womb, and Ms. Du continued to carry out regular obstetric follow-up at the local hospital after discharge.
At 33+ 5 weeks of pregnancy, Ms. Du broke the water, lived through the green channel into the obstetrics department of Chongqing Maternal and Child Health Hospital, and gave birth smoothly through caesarean section, and one of the babies had a giant umbilical bulge (liver puffing). The perinatal pediatric surgeon Chen Gongli team worked seamlessly together to complete organ retraction and repair for the giant umbilical bulging baby. After careful care by NICU, the mother and baby 3 people recovered well.
▲Chen Gongli, who was holding the baby, had a bright smile
"We are never blindly optimistic, but we also don't give up lightly!" Director Chen Gongli held the twins who were about to be discharged from the hospital with a thick and sincere smile. (Photo: Xu Jing, Yang Xianfu)