Home 禄 Metro 禄 Health and Science
Operation for arm in chest baby
By Cai Wenjun |
December 25, 2010, Saturday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
CITY doctors yesterday performed an operation to remove the left arm of a 19-day old baby girl that was discovered to be growing inside her chest.
Zhang Wenxi, an Anhui Province native, appeared to have been born with only a right arm.
She was brought to the Children's Hospital of Fudan University by her parents 10 days ago with purple coloring and breath difficulties, an indication of heart problems.
To doctors' surprise, an X-ray revealed the little girl did have a left arm, inside her chest, pressing against her heart and lungs and the cause of her breath difficulties.
"This is the first time we have had a patient with an arm growing inside the chest," said Dr Tao Qilin of the hospital's cardiology center. "It had complete arm and hand bones and was a similar size to her healthy right arm."
The little girl's surgery went smoothly and she could be discharged in two weeks, according to Tang.
Zhang Wenxi, an Anhui Province native, appeared to have been born with only a right arm.
She was brought to the Children's Hospital of Fudan University by her parents 10 days ago with purple coloring and breath difficulties, an indication of heart problems.
To doctors' surprise, an X-ray revealed the little girl did have a left arm, inside her chest, pressing against her heart and lungs and the cause of her breath difficulties.
"This is the first time we have had a patient with an arm growing inside the chest," said Dr Tao Qilin of the hospital's cardiology center. "It had complete arm and hand bones and was a similar size to her healthy right arm."
The little girl's surgery went smoothly and she could be discharged in two weeks, according to Tang.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 娌狪CP璇侊細娌狪CP澶05050403鍙-1
- |
- 浜掕仈缃戞柊闂讳俊鎭湇鍔¤鍙瘉锛31120180004
- |
- 缃戠粶瑙嗗惉璁稿彲璇侊細0909346
- |
- 骞挎挱鐢佃鑺傜洰鍒朵綔璁稿彲璇侊細娌瓧绗354鍙
- |
- 澧炲肩數淇′笟鍔＄粡钀ヨ鍙瘉锛氭勃B2-20120012
Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
