Doctors perform ‘keyhole surgery’ to save KSA’s newborn in Hyderabad

A team of specialists in Hyderabad successfully performed a rare, minimally invasive keyhole surgery to save a newborn with a severe birth defect.

The baby was born without a diaphragm, a condition that prevents the separation of the chest and abdominal cavities. This caused vital organs like the liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, and intestines to move into the



chest, leading to serious breathing problems, said senior neonatologist Dr. Satish Ghanta.

The newborn’s parents, a couple from Saudi Arabia, traveled to India for the delivery. After initial tests at another hospital in Hyderabad detected the complex condition, the baby was transferred to Little Star & SHE Women and Children’s Hospital for further treatment.