A newborn girl with a rare and severe vascular malformation in her liver has been saved thanks to two complex procedures performed at Turin’s Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital. The condition created a “short circuit” between arteries and veins, depriving vital organs of blood and overloading the heart and lungs.
Surgeons reached the malformation using micro-catheters and sealed it with a special acrylic adhesive — medically formulated but similar to common instant glues. The effect was immediate: blood pressure stabilized, organs resumed normal function, and the baby was able to breathe on her own.
The infant remains in intensive care but now faces, for the first time, the prospect of normal growth. The intervention was carried out by a multidisciplinary team involving specialists from both the Regina Margherita and Molinette hospitals.