Intrauterine treatment of hydrocephalus.
The current status of the intrauterine treatment of fetal hydrocephalus is presented. The new data from the International Fetal Surgery Registry at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg are discussed. Technical problems of antenatal shunting, clinical trials and experimental treatment are assessed. The outcome of the antenatal diagnosis and treatment of fetal hydrocephalus is evaluated.
Michejda
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.
D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy