Wood Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Patient Stories

Mason was prenatally diagnosed with LUTO (keyhole bladder) and successfully treated with fetal surgery at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Rowan was diagnosed before birth with a sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT), a tumor located on her tailbone. She underwent surgery at CHOP the day after she was born.

Diagnosed prenatally with the abdominal wall defect gastroschisis, Vincenzo’s family traveled to CHOP for delivery and expert surgical repair. See how he's doing 10 years later.

Prenatally diagnosed with a severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), Laura underwent successful CDH repair surgery at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Just days after she was born, Simone had surgery at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to correct a severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Now she's sharing her talents with the world.

Addison Kelly underwent fetal surgery at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to remove a mediastinal teratoma, a life-threatening chest mass.

Zoe was diagnosed before birth with small bowel atresia, a cause of fetal bowel obstruction, and underwent surgery at CHOP when she was just 1 day old.

Luke Kelly came to CHOP for lifesaving care after being prenatally diagnosed with a type of lung lesion called bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS).

Faith was delivered via EXIT procedure and treated for chronic high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Adam Jackson underwent a successful EXIT procedure at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to remove a large congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM).