An Update on Elijah Leffingwell — Six Years Later

Published on Feb 24, 2019

Elijah Leffingwell met our team in the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment before he was even born. He underwent fetal surgery with N. Scott Adzick, MD, for a mass of tiny cysts wrapped around his lungs. Now, six years later, Fox 6 News reports on Elijah, who today lives with a single lung.

Watch the full story for his progress and details on his life now.

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