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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Fetal Medicine 2023; 10(04): 200-203
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1780490
SFM Practice Guidelines

SFM Fetal Therapy Practice Guidelines: Open Fetal Surgery

Reema Bhatt 
1   Department of Fetal Medicine and Perinatology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Faridabad, Haryana, India
,
Vivek Krishnan 
2   Department of Fetal Medicine and Perinatology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India
,
Anusmita Saha 
3   Department of Fetal Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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Abstract

Open fetal surgery allows for surgical intervention on the fetus while maintaining placental perfusion, with the objective of prolonging intrauterine gestation as long as feasible after an operation. Fetal spina bifida utero repair, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, lower urinary tract obstruction/bladder outlet obstruction, and fetal lung masses are the pathologies that can be treated with open fetal surgery. With the availability of minimally invasive techniques, the open technique is not the primary choice of treatment; however, it is prominently used for meningomyelocele repair.

Keywords

congenital diaphragmatic hernia - fetal lung masses - fetal spina bifida utero repair - lower urinary tract obstruction/bladder outlet obstruction - open fetal surgery


Publication History

Article published online:
21 March 2024

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