Embryological background for fetal surgery.
Congenital malformations are one of the main topics, which must be addressed in the 21st century. Fetal surgery is expected to become a routine procedure for malformed fetal patients in the near future. This paper presents some important aspects of the embryological background required for fetal surgery and shows normal human embryos between the 4th and the 8th week of development.
Park
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Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, C.P.O. Box 8044, Seoul 120-752, Korea. hwoopark@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First