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Endoscopic creation and repair of fetal cleft lip.
In utero repair of several life-threatening malformations in the human fetus is now a clinical reality, yet fetal surgery still poses significant risks to both the mother and the unborn child. Preterm labor is a major problem and is directl…
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A model for fetal cleft lip repair in lambs.
Fetal wounds heal without inflammation and scar formation. This phenomenon may, in the future, be applicable to human cleft lip and palate repair. However, extensive experimental work must first be done to document the benefits of in utero …
- Fetal surgery for cleft lip: a plea for caution.
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Correction of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in utero. III. Development of a successful surgical technique using abdominoplasty to avoid compromise of umbilical blood flow.
Infants born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) die because their lungs are hypoplastic. In the fetal lamb, the lung made hypoplastic by compression with an intrathoracic balloon can, if decompressed in utero, grow and develop enoug…