title: Advances in fetal surgery.
abstract: The use of maternal/fetal ultrasound screening has become commonplace in today's society. The principle behind fetal surgery evolves around the potential of correction or interruption of various abnormal processes that may bring about fetal demise or can become life-threatening to the newborn. This article reviews the progressive technical improvements and advances in fetal surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: J Z
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Jona
mesh_terms: D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000601:surgery; D015615:Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005330:Fetofetal Transfusion / Q000601:surgery; D005333:Fetus / Q000601:surgery*; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000601:surgery; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region; D013724:Teratoma / Q000601:surgery; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000601:surgery