A specialized medical team at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, affiliated with SEHA, one of the facilities of the PureHealth Group, succeeded in performing a complex fetal surgery inside the womb using laparoscopy to repair the spina bifida defect in a 25-week-old fetus, weighing 800 grams, within the framework of the Visiting Doctors Program launched by the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi’s Global Leadership The operation took 90 minutes, and constituted a new medical achievement that reflects the leadership position of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi as a global center in the field of health care, and its commitment to providing advanced medical services according to the highest standards of quality and innovation in various specialties. The Visiting Doctors Program aims to promote knowledge exchange
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