Prenatal diagnosis of airway compromise: EXIT (ex utero intra-partum treatment) and foetal airway surgery.
Four cases of potential airway obstruction diagnosed in the early antenatal period are presented. Their management is outlined, and the need for a multidisciplinary team approach to these problems is highlighted. The experience of the ex-utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure is presented, and the first attempt at intra-uterine tracheal surgery is introduced.
Ward
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Department of ENT, Guys & St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
Langford
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Morrison
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D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000379:methods