Open Fetal Surgery: Is There Still a Role?

doi:10.1017/9781108564434.009

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

from Section 1: - General Principles

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 October 2019

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Anthony Johnson and

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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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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Information: Fetal Therapy
Scientific Basis and Critical Appraisal of Clinical Benefits
, pp. 77 - 82

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