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Chapter 8 - Open Fetal Surgery: Is There Still a Role?

from Section 1: - General Principles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2019

By
Oluyinka O. Olutoye
Edited by
Mark D. Kilby ,
Anthony Johnson  and
Dick Oepkes
Mark D. Kilby
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham
Anthony Johnson
Affiliation:
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Dick Oepkes
Affiliation:
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
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Summary

Fetal surgery is surgery performed on the unborn child. This can be performed open (via a hysterotomy) [1], with minimal access (fetoscopic), or with image-guided techniques [2]. Open fetal surgery can be performed at the time of delivery – ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT procedure) [3] – or during the course of pregnancy where the fetus is allowed to continue its gestation in utero. The choice of approach to the fetal therapy varies by condition, gestational age and anticipated objective of the intervention.

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Fetal Therapy
Scientific Basis and Critical Appraisal of Clinical Benefits
 , pp. 77 - 82
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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