Doctors at SRM Global Hospitals perform complex surgery on three-day-old baby 

A team of doctors at SRM Global Hospitals in Chennai performed thoracoscopic meshplasty, a complex surgical procedure, on a three-day-old baby diagnosed with congenital left diaphragmatic hernia.

According to a press release, the minimally invasive surgery involved making a small incision to push the displaced abdominal organs back in. A surgical mesh was then used to reinforce the diaphragm, allowing the chest organs to develop properly.

P. Sathyanarayanan, president of the SRM group, said advancements in diagnostics, critical care and minimally invasive surgery have made complex neonatal surgeries like this possible. M. Saravana Balaji and N. Prathiba, pediatric surgeons, who performed the surgery, said successfully performing thoracoscopic meshplasty on a newborn with such a large defect was a significant achievement, the press release added.