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Performing vesicoamniotic shunt implantation during the first trimester of #pregnancy significantly improves survival rates and preserves kidney function in unborn children with congenital lower #urinary tract obstruction.
#PrenatalMedicine #FetalSurgery #Pediatric #Nephrology #DevelopmentalBiology #Medical #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/med03172601.html

Early intervention in severe fetal megacystis can increase survival rate and kidney function

A prospective study on vesicoamniotic shunt implantation in the first trimester of pregnancy

AutisticMumTo3 Mar 4, 2024

Scientists grow ‘mini organs’ in stem cell breakthrough that could save millions | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/mini-organs-stem-cell-pregnant-b2506709.html

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#StemCells
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#GreatOrmondStreetHospital
#GOSH
#AmnioticFluid
#CongenitalDiaphragmsticHernia
#CDH
#Lungs
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#KULeuven
#CysticFibrosis

Scientists grow ‘mini organs’ in stem cell breakthrough that could save millions

In a world first scientists have grown “mini organs” using human stem cells taken during pregnancy, in what could be a breakthrough for prenatal medicine.

The Independent