Fetal surgery

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Abstract Fetal medicine is a super-specialty enterprise and technology-driven field. The growth interest in fetal surgery can be largely attributed to advances imaging bespoke instruments for utero intervention. Previously fatal conditions are now being treated using open surgery, minimally invasive procedures, percutaneous technologies. Several conditions, including myelomeningocele twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, have been tested rigorously RCTs. However, as the specialty of grows, robust evidence base with long-term follow-up obligatory every procedure. This article offers an overview antenatal As more cutting edge therapies come into clinical practice, growing public opinion medical ethics will play significant role future this multidisciplinary specialty.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Surgery

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['1365-2168', '0007-1323']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaa153