Minimally invasive fetal therapy.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_BBE8568CCAA7
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Title
Minimally invasive fetal therapy.
Journal
Best Practice and Research. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Author(s)
van Mieghem T., Baud D., Devlieger R., Lewi L., Ryan G., De Catte L., Deprest J.
ISSN
1532-1932 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1521-6934
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2012
Volume
26
Number
5
Pages
711-725
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; ReviewPublication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The implementation of systematic pregnancy screening programmes, and the increased use and improving quality of medical imaging techniques, have lead to earlier detection and better understanding of the natural history of fetal anomalies. Where most fetal conditions are adequately treatable after birth, some disorders progress during fetal life and can lead to severe morbidity or fetal and neonatal demise. This inherently raises the question of prenatal therapy. Some fetal conditions are amenable for fetal surgical intervention, part of them by minimal access. We provide an overview of the rationale for, the technical aspects of, and (if available) the outcomes of the most common minimally invasive prenatal therapies. These include intrauterine transfusion, fetal cardiac procedures, interventions for lower urinary tract obstruction, thoracic and pulmonary pathology, fetoscopic laser of placental vessels for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, and selective reduction in complicated monochorionic twin pregnancies.
Keywords
Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine, Congenital Abnormalities/therapy, Female, Fetal Therapies/methods, Humans, Pregnancy
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