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'Youngest' baby has brain glue op | 'Youngest' baby has brain glue op |
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A UK baby has become one of the youngest in the world to undergo an operation using glue to reduce the size of a brain tumour. | A UK baby has become one of the youngest in the world to undergo an operation using glue to reduce the size of a brain tumour. |
Madison Quartarone was just a week old when the procedure was carried out at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital. | Madison Quartarone was just a week old when the procedure was carried out at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital. |
She was found to have a large, benign tumour, and glue was used to block the blood vessels supplying it, effectively starving it of nutrients. | She was found to have a large, benign tumour, and glue was used to block the blood vessels supplying it, effectively starving it of nutrients. |
The baby, from Bedford, is now said to be "doing well". | The baby, from Bedford, is now said to be "doing well". |
Madison is not out of the woods yet but she does look remarkably well Dominic ThompsonGreat Ormond Street Hospital | Madison is not out of the woods yet but she does look remarkably well Dominic ThompsonGreat Ormond Street Hospital |
Neurosurgeon Dominic Thompson, who carried out the procedure, said he was not aware of any younger babies receiving it. | Neurosurgeon Dominic Thompson, who carried out the procedure, said he was not aware of any younger babies receiving it. |
"If successful, it could be groundbreaking," he told the Bedfordshire on Sunday newspaper. | "If successful, it could be groundbreaking," he told the Bedfordshire on Sunday newspaper. |
"Madison is not out of the woods yet but she does look remarkably well." | "Madison is not out of the woods yet but she does look remarkably well." |
Madison, who is now eight weeks old, was born with an obviously swollen head, which meant that the tumour could be spotted quickly. | Madison, who is now eight weeks old, was born with an obviously swollen head, which meant that the tumour could be spotted quickly. |
Mr Thompson said that it was "very unusual" for tumours to present themselves so early in life. | Mr Thompson said that it was "very unusual" for tumours to present themselves so early in life. |
During the procedure, a tube was guided into the blood vessels connected to the tumour, and the glue passed through it to seal them. | |
Scans have suggested that the treatment was having an impact, starving the tumour of nutrients and oxygen, and causing it to shrink. | Scans have suggested that the treatment was having an impact, starving the tumour of nutrients and oxygen, and causing it to shrink. |
Madison's grandfather Ian Chandler told the paper that she was now putting weight on, and the family was hopeful that the tumour would continue to reduce in size. | Madison's grandfather Ian Chandler told the paper that she was now putting weight on, and the family was hopeful that the tumour would continue to reduce in size. |
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