In 2016, a pregnant woman, Margaret Hawkins Boemer, went for a routine ultrasound and received devastating news. Her unborn baby, LynLee, had a rare tumor growing on her tailbone, which was sucking blood flow from the baby’s body. The tumor, called Sacrococcygeal Teratoma, occurs in only 1 in 35,000 births. This condition can cause heart failure and even death if left untreated.
Doctors advised Margaret to terminate the pregnancy, but she was determined to give her baby a chance at life. Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye, a Nigerian-born doctor and co-head of the Texas Children’s Fetal Center, led a team of 21 expert doctors to perform a life-saving surgery on the unborn baby. The team included pediatric surgeons, obstetricians, anesthesiologists, and neonatologists.
The 5-hour procedure involved removing the baby from the womb, operating on her, and returning her to the mother’s belly. The surgery was performed when Margaret was 23 weeks pregnant, and the tumor was almost as large as the baby. Dr. Olutoye and his team worked tirelessly to remove as much of the tumor as possible, while also ensuring the baby’s safety.
After the surgery, Margaret was monitored for 36 weeks until she gave birth to a healthy baby girl, LynLee. Although the baby faced more challenges after birth, the tumor was eventually completely removed, and she grew up to be a healthy child.
Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye’s remarkable achievement has earned him international recognition, and he has been appointed as a professor and the E. Thomas Boles Chair of pediatric surgery at the Ohio State University College of Medicine.
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