Which hospital would take a 5 1/2 year old girl for surgery to close a large ven!
Question: Large Perimembrenous VSD 7mm wide with dominant left to right shunt, biventricular enlargment. Intact atrial septum, increased pulmonary pressure with mild tricuspid regurgitation
The little girl in question is from a family that I be-friended whilst working in Sudan, This operation is not available in Sudan.
The basic questions I need answerd are:
The names of hospitals that carry out this type of operations and an indication of its cost as it will be privately done
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There are several in the US and some have programs to bring over needy foreign children for surgery. The only one I am familiar with is LeBonheur Children's Medical in Memphis, but any pediatric hospital in the US can perform the surgery.
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Contact Saint Francis Hospital in Nassau County, Long Island. They should be able to advise you!
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