北京市东城区2014高考英语阅读理解学生联合自选(11)及答案阅读理解AsanexperiencedphotojournalistinNashville,Tennessee,IwashiredbyUSATodaynewspapertophotographaspinalbifida(脊柱畸形)correctivesurgicalprocedure
Itwastobeperformedonatwenty-oneweekoldfetus(胎儿)inuterus(子宫)atVanderbiltUniversityMedicalCenter
Atthattime,in1999,twenty-oneweeksinuteruswastheearliestthatthesurgicalteamwouldconsiderforsurgery
Theworstpossibleoutcomewouldbethatthesurgerywouldcauseprematuredelivery,andnochildbornearlierthantwenty-threeweekshadsurvived
Thetensioncouldbefeltintheoperatingroomasthesurgerybegan
AtypicalC-sectionincision(切口)wasmadetoaccesstheuterus,whichwasthenliftedoutandlaidatthejunctionofthemother’sthighs(大腿)
Theentireprocedurewouldtakeplacewithintheuterus,andnopartofthechildwastobreachthesurgicalopening
Duringtheprocedure,thepositionofth