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What is fetal surgery?

Updated: 11/15/2022
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Fetal surgery allows doctors to treat certain abnormalities of the fetus that might otherwise be fatal or cause significant problems if permitted to progress.

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What are other names for prenatal surgery?

Fetal surgery, antenatal surgery, or maternal-fetal surgery.


When is it necessary to resort to fetal surgery rather than other techniques?

Open fetal surgery is used for conditions that cannot be treated endoscopically.


What are some ethical issues with fetal surgery?

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What does fetal surgery offer?

Fetal surgical techniques offer early intervention in order to treat such defects before they become more serious.


What is one of the fetal abnormalities that may be treated by fetal surgery?

Myelomeningocele. Also called spina bifida, myelomeningocele is a condition in which the spine fails to close properly during early fetal development.


When was the first surgery on a pregnant woman done on her unborn child?

The first open fetal surgery took place at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) in 1981.


What does preparation for endoscopic fetoscopy depend on?

Preparation for endoscopic fetoscopy will depend on the extent of the procedure, and whether it is performed transcervically or transabdominally. Obtaining a small fetal tissue sample is a smaller procedure by comparison to fetal surgery.


What is a Hysterotomy?

It is an incision into the uterus done during a cesarean section, open fetal surgery , and some second-trimester abortions


What is patent urachus repair?

surgery to correct a urachus (a tube that connects the fetal bladder to the umbilical cord) that fails to close after birth.


What procedures are associated with preparation for prenatal surgery?

Arrange bed rest, near hospital until delivery, betamethasone (to promote fetal lung growth), wear a fetal monitor, medications (terbutalin, indocin suppositories, magnesium sulfate, nifedipine).


Describe the prenatal surgery procedure for treating urinary tract obstruction?

Inserting a device into the fetal bladder to drain urine into the amniotic sac.


What are the specific fetal risks associated with prenatal surgery?

Premature birth, birth during surgery, infection, spinal cord and nerve damage when treating spina bifida, brain damage, physical deformities, death.