New Delhi: Doctors at a Delhi hospital performed open-heart surgery on a three weeks old infant who was suffering from a rare heart condition, offering her a fresh lease of life.
The 19-day-old baby was admitted to the hospital on April 10 as an emergency case.
The case presented enormous challenges at every step, the doctors said.
The baby was diagnosed with Infra Diaphragmatic Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection, and the oxygenated blood from her lungs was not reaching the heart.