Randomized Trial of Fetal Surgery for Severe Left Diaphragmatic Hernia. [PDF]
N Engl J Med, 2021 Background Observational studies have shown that fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion (FETO) has been associated with increased survival among infants with severe pulmonary hypoplasia due to isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia on the left side,
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British Journal of Surgery, 2021 Abstract Fetal medicine is a super-specialty enterprise and a technology-driven field. The growth and interest in fetal surgery can be largely attributed to advances in fetal imaging and bespoke instruments for in utero intervention. Previously fatal fetal conditions are now being treated using open surgery, minimally invasive procedures,
K Sampat, P D Losty
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Characterization of Torquetenovirus in amniotic fluid at the time of in utero fetal surgery: correlation with early premature delivery and respiratory distress. [PDF]
Front Med (Lausanne), 2023 Torquetenovirus (TTV) is a commensal virus present in many healthy individuals. Although considered to be non-pathogenic, its presence and titer have been shown to be indicative of altered immune status in individuals with chronic infections or following
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Lifesaving Treatments for the Tiniest Patients-A Narrative Description of Old and New Minimally Invasive Approaches in the Arena of Fetal Surgery. [PDF]
Children (Basel), 2022 Fetal surgery has become a lifesaving reality for hundreds of fetuses each year. The development of a formidable spectrum of safe and effective minimally invasive techniques for fetal interventions since the early 1990s until today has led to an ...
Kohl T.
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Fetal growth in pregnancies conceived after gastric bypass surgery in relation to surgery-to-conception interval: a Danish national cohort study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 OBJECTIVE: To describe early and late fetal growth in pregnancies conceived after gastric bypass surgery in relation to time from surgery to conception of pregnancy. METHODS: National cohort study on 387 Danish women, who had laparoscopic or open gastric
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Management of Acute Saddle Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy Following Fetal Surgery. [PDF]
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BMJ, 1995 ▪ Abstract Fetal surgery, as defined for the purpose of this chapter, is the act of opening the gravid uterus, surgically correcting a fetal abnormality, and returning the fetus to the uterus for postoperative recovery and continued gestational development.
A W, Flake, M R, Harrison
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Maternal-Fetal Surgery: Does Recognising Fetal Patienthood Pose a Threat to Pregnant Women's Autonomy? [PDF]
Health Care Anal, 2021 Begović D.
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Progress in Fetal Surgery: A Buoyant Start or Watchful Reluctance? Perspectives for India.
J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg, 2019 Sharma S.
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SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) infection: is fetal surgery in times of national disasters reasonable? [PDF]
Prenat Diagn, 2020 Deprest J +7 more
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