Key Takeaways

In utero embolization of fetuses with vein of Galen malformation (VOGM) was feasible, according to early results from a single-center intervention study.

The three survivors out of seven participants who underwent fetal embolization were 8, 18, and 24 months of age as of April 10, and all were without neurodevelopmental delay.

Risk of pre-term delivery warrants further study, researchers noted.

In utero embolization of high-risk vein of Galen malformation (VOGM) was feasible for fetuses, early results from a single-center intervention study showed.

Five of the seven attempts at this procedure successfully blocked off these abnormal, direct connections between veins and arteries in the brain that lead to very high venous blood pressure , with three treated fetuses survi

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