title: [Minimally invasive techniques make fetal surgery possible. Disabling abnormalities can be corrected].
abstract: Increases in our knowledge of the fetus and improved skill in early prenatal diagnosis inevitably result in attempts to treat some of the abnormalities detected. Although most fetal malformations diagnosed prenatally in continuing pregnancies are best managed by medical and surgical intervention after planned delivery, some structural defects may require in utero-treatment to forestall subsequent sequelae. The article consists in a review of the current status of ultrasound-guided invasive fetal therapy, including multifetal pregnancy reduction, manipulation of amniotic fluid, drainage and shunting procedures, fetal transfusion therapy, operative fetoscopy, and in utero stem cell transplantation. Future prospects and developments in this rapidly expanding field are also outlined.
authors.affiliation: Institutionen för molekylär medicin, Karolinska sjukhuset, Stockholm.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Bui
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Deprest
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ville
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Westgren
mesh_terms: D000649:Amniocentesis / Q000379:methods; D001805:Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005332:Fetoscopy / Q000379:methods; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods
vernacular_title: Minimalinvasiv teknik gör kirurgi på foster möjlig. Handikappande missbildningar Kan korrigeras.