title: Surgical treatment of spontaneous rupture of membranes: the amniograft--first experience.
abstract: A 28-year-old woman underwent surgical repair of spontaneous ruptured membranes at 17 weeks' gestation. A collagen graft was placed endoscopically over the membrane defect located over the internal os. Membranes re-ruptured 14 days later, but the patient did not deliver until 30.5 weeks. The infant did well.
authors.affiliation: Florida Institute for Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, St. Joseph's Women's Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA. yvrq@aol.com
authors.forename: Rubén A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Quintero
authors.forename: Walter J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: Patricia W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Bornick
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: Nenita
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Garabelis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000650:Amnion / Q000601:surgery*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003094:Collagen; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000601:surgery*; D005332:Fetoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen