Glue injection saves baby - Polidicks

[quote=BBC] Children suffering from a rare condition which can kill babies within days are being saved - with glue. The adhesive is being given injections to combat Vein of Galen malformation, which affects communication between the arteries and veins in their brain. Dafi Evans, of Talgarreg, Ceredigion, is one of the toddlers treated at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London and his mother called it "truly amazing". The condition puts a strain on the heart and babies usually die within three or four days as a result of heart failure or water on the brain But by injecting the tissue adhesive Histoacryl through a catheter into the baby's groin, the affected area of the brain is blocked. Dafi's mother Catrin was heavily pregnant when she and husband Eilir were told their unborn baby had the life-threatening condition. [/quote] sauce: [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8390262.stm[/url]

How the fuck did they come up with this as a solution?

in before "sticky situation" puns.

I guess they got themselves out of a sticky situation :buddy:

It will stick with the baby for the rest of it's life.

They shot glue... into the baby's groin... to fix its heart? I'm not sure whether to :geno: or :psyduck:

What makes me question this is who tried it in the first place? :v:

This is gonna be stuck in my mind all day now.

lol its like using gum to hold up a painting

This story sure kept me glued to the screen. At least he didn't have some stuck up parents.

[QUOTE=Jessesmith1;18709418]lol its like using gum to hold up a painting[/QUOTE] Yes, it's like your paintings.

[QUOTE=Jessesmith1;18709418]lol its like using gum to hold up a painting[/QUOTE] It's like using a nail to keep jello stuck to a wall

im not seeing either metaphor yo

glue fixes everything

Superglue - to the rescue!

I used to ask myself what the first guy who ever milked a cow was doing, but this tops it. What was this doctor doing?

[QUOTE=Luxo;18709184]How the fuck did they come up with this as a solution?[/QUOTE] The question is who hasn't thought of injecting glue into a newborn's groin?

[QUOTE=Perfumly;18709478]It's like using a nail to keep jello stuck to a wall[/QUOTE] its nothing like that [QUOTE=<VET>Jasper;18709490]im not seeing either metaphor yo[/QUOTE] i should have used a better example.. it's like using gum to hold a POSTER up. like... "oh shit, im outta tacks, oh SWEET, gum!" the doctor's like "fuck what will keep this baby alive, our medications won't adhere the cells long enough." another doctor says "hey we've got this glue..."

o ok, i get it now

Glue gluee gluuueee, baby! GLUE GLUEE GLUUUEEEE!

[quote] Dafi's mother Catrin was heavily pregnant when she and husband Eilir were told their unborn baby had the life-threatening condition.[/quote] how does one be heavily pregnant

It's not Elmer's glue. It's tissue glue. :rolleyes: Those fancy bandage replacements.

hehe baby's groin hehe

[QUOTE=bobste;18709730]how does one be heavily pregnant[/QUOTE] octuplets

The real question is, how many other things did they have to try first before finding glue as the answer?

"Oh shit I accidently put glue in this thing and stuck it in your baby!" "OH NOES!" "Don't worry.....it'll live...." *Theme music*

[quote] Children suffering from a rare condition which can kill babies within days are being saved - with glue. The adhesive is being given injections to combat Vein of Galen malformation, which affects communication between the arteries and veins in their brain. Dafi Evans, of Talgarreg, Ceredigion, is one of the toddlers treated at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London and his mother called it "truly amazing". The condition puts a strain on the heart and babies usually die within three or four days as a result of heart failure or water on the brain But by injecting the tissue adhesive Histoacryl through a catheter [b]into the baby's groin[/b], the affected area of the brain is blocked. Dafi's mother Catrin was heavily pregnant when she and husband Eilir were told their unborn baby had the life-threatening condition.[/quote] :saddowns:

I can imagine the awkward stories that would come up in puberty. "Dad, today something funny happened with my groin, and you told me about the glue you gave me when I was sick, and look! It's all there!"