This is what we learned Sunday with Professor Philippe Acar, head of the medical team of children Pole CHU Toulouse .
This 3D navigation system is already being used at Henri Mondor Hospital in Créteil (Val-de-Marne) and some European hospitals but only for “adults and d other indications “, said the cardiologist and pediatrician, confirming a report in newspaper Le Parisien .
Forty children will benefit
This system aims to facilitate percutaneous operations, that is to say, through a vein and consequently avoid open-heart surgery for children victims of malformations.
The software, developed with Philips will display on the same screen and in 3D ultrasound of the heart of the child and the X-rays when doctors introduce the probe with which they proceed repair of heart defects, explained the manager.
This new technology tested in Toulouse is part of a European project, said Professor Acar. In two years forty children will thus benefit from a transaction with the help of this software the use of which will then be extended to all hospitals.
The child leaves no scar
“We must demonstrate that it provides real help to surgeons’ , said the cardiologist and pediatrician. Nellie, 5, was the first child to benefit from this device. She suffered an intraventricular hole, requiring a very delicate operation. “And this system has really helped us” , said Professor Acar.
A boy of 6 years then had the procedure. Finally a little girl of 9 years was made to a miscommunication between his ear.
“There are only 72 hours of hospitalization and the child leaves no scar” , said the professor.
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