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12557044

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-1-30
pubmed:abstractText
The impetus for the development of minimal access techniques for fetal surgery was the unusual occurrence with open hysterotomy of preterm labor, premature rupture of membranes, and the maternal complications resulting from tocolytic therapy. This strategy involves a constellation of techniques that allow surgical procedures to be performed inside the uterus without a hysterotomy. The unique requirements of this approach necessitated modifications of existing endoscopic techniques, development of novel fetoscopic instruments, and utilization of the expertise of a wide variety of specialists. Technical expertise in the field and a natural evolution of techniques have given rise to innovative repairs previously not envisioned. Severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia, diseases of monochorionic twins, and obstructive uropathy have already been successfully treated using fetoscopic surgical techniques. Fetoscopic correction of many other non-life-threatening anomalies continues to evolve. The future of fetoscopic surgical intervention depends on the continual evolution of novel techniques, the elucidation of the pathophysiology and treatment of other fetal disorders, and a better understanding of treatment of complications of intervention.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0364-2313
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
95-102
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Minimal access techniques for fetal surgery.
pubmed:affiliation
The Fetal Treatment Center, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, Room HSW 1601, San Francisco, California 94143, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review