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Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome and coronavirus disease 2019: impact on diagnosis, referral, eligibility for fetoscopic laser therapy, and outcomesAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports, 2022
BACKGROUND: Because of the progressive nature of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, difficulties in healthcare access during the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to delayed diagnosis and referral to fetal surgery centers, which may have repercussions on ...
Hugo López-Briones, MD, Rosa Villalobos-Gómez, MD, Eréndira Chávez-González, MD, Miguel Martínez-Rodríguez, MD, Antonio Helue-Mena, MD, Alma Gámez-Varela, MD, Rogelio Cruz-Martinez, MD, PhD   +6 more
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Fetal therapies and trials for lysosomal storage diseases: a survey of attitudes of parents and patients

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2022
Background Lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs) are inherited metabolic disorders that may lead to severe multi-organ disease. Current ERTs are limited by anti-drug antibodies, the blood–brain barrier, and early disease onset and progression before ERT is ...
Marisa E. Schwab, Julia E. H. Brown, Billie Lianoglou, Chengshi Jin, Patricia C. Conroy, Renata C. Gallagher, Paul Harmatz, Tippi C. MacKenzie   +7 more
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Gestational age and Quintero staging as predictors of single fetal demise in twin-twin transfusion syndrome after fetoscopic laser photocoagulation: a systematic review and meta-analysisAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports, 2022
BACKGROUND: Single fetal demise after intervention for twin-twin transfusion syndrome is a relatively common complication and is often devastating for the patients.
Ahmed A. Nassr, MD, PhD, Kamran Hessami, MD, Jimmy Espinoza, MD, Roopali Donepudi, MD, Magdalena Sanz Cortes, MD, PhD, Michael A. Belfort, MD, PhD, Alireza A. Shamshirsaz, MD   +6 more
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Pediatric suicide by violent means: a cry for help and a call for action

Injury Epidemiology, 2022
Background Suicide is the second most common cause of death among adolescents and young adults. In the pediatric population, gunshot wounds (GSWs) and hangings are common mechanisms of pediatric suicide.
Christina M. Theodorou, Kaeli J. Yamashiro, Sarah C. Stokes, Edgardo S. Salcedo, Shinjiro Hirose, Alana L. Beres   +5 more
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Prenatal management in clefts

Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies, 2023
Cleft lip and palate is one of the most common craniofacial anomaly. The management of this entity has led to the development of the field of craniofacial surgery. Improvement in understanding of clefts and refinement in surgical techniques have improved
Harsha Vardhan, Manju Lata Verma
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Decreased Maternal Morbidity and Improved Perinatal Results of Magnesium-Free Tocolysis and Classical Hysterotomy in Fetal Open Surgery for Myelomeningocele Repair: A Single-Center Study

Biomedicines, 2023
Fetal and maternal risks associated with open fetal surgery (OFS) in the management of meningomyelocele (MMC) are considerable and necessitate improvement. A modified technique of hysterotomy (without a uterine stapler) and magnesium-free tocolysis (with
Mateusz Zamłyński, Anita Olejek, Ewa Horzelska, Tomasz Horzelski, Jacek Zamłyński, Rafał Bablok, Iwona Maruniak-Chudek, Katarzyna Olszak-Wąsik, Agnieszka Pastuszka   +8 more
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Role of palliative care in centers performing maternal–fetal interventions

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
Advancements in maternal–fetal interventions have allowed for direct fetal access, shifting the focus of interventions from maternal health for fetal health to a focus on sole fetal/neonatal benefit.
Erin Rholl, Erin Rholl, Steven R. Leuthner, Steven R. Leuthner   +3 more
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Anasthesia for fetal surgery [PDF]

Anaesthesia, 1983
Summary Anasthesia for fetal surgery is described as used for thirteen procedures in seven patients. Analgesia was accomplished by local infiltration of lignocaine 1% by the surgeons and small incremental doses of intravenous medication by the anasthetist as needed to make the mother comfortable and reduce fetal movement.
F J, Spielman, J W, Seeds, B C, Corke
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An extra-uterine system to physiologically support the extreme premature lamb

Nature Communications, 2017
The ability to support the development of a premature fetus in the form of an extracorporeal system has had limited success. Here, the authors show that an extra-uterine device that mimics the intra-uterine environment can provide physiologic support for
Emily A. Partridge, Marcus G. Davey, Matthew A. Hornick, Patrick E. McGovern, Ali Y. Mejaddam, Jesse D. Vrecenak, Carmen Mesas-Burgos, Aliza Olive, Robert C. Caskey, Theodore R. Weiland, Jiancheng Han, Alexander J. Schupper, James T. Connelly, Kevin C. Dysart, Jack Rychik, Holly L. Hedrick, William H. Peranteau, Alan W. Flake   +17 more
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Pseudomeningocele after in utero repair of myelomeningocele as an early sign of hypertensive hydrocephalus – a case report and review of the literature

Archives of Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2021
Background Myelomenigocele (MMC) is the most common congenital defect of the spine. The Management of Myelomeningocele study (MOMS trial) demonstrated that the prenatal repair decreased shunt implant, reversal of hindbrain herniation and better ...
Daniel Dante Cardeal, Ingrid Schwach Werneck Britto, Sandra Rejane Silva Herbst, Milton Hikaru Toita, Gabriela Duarte Bordini, José Carlos Esteves Veiga, Rodrigo Ruano   +6 more
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