Doctors removed a shunt from the boy's heart along with a dangerous blood clot. The complex operation was performed by surgeons from the Rochelle Center near Moscow.
Even at birth, a child from Stavropol was diagnosed with hydrocephalus and a system was installed to drain cerebrospinal fluid. Over time, it had to be replaced, and then the child developed an infection, which caused a blood clot. This can lead to fatal blockage of the pulmonary artery.
The patient was taken to the Moscow region, where cardiac surgeons and neurosurgeons removed the device along with a blood clot from the right atrium. The operation was performed with artificial blood circulation.
After antibiotic treatment, the child was fitted with a new shunt from the brain to the abdominal cavity.
Both interventions were successful. Now the child's life is not in danger, he is preparing for release.