title: The ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure in giant fetal neck masses.
abstract: Giant fetal neck masses can cause airway obstructions with potential poor fetal prognosis after delivery. The relationship between the fetal neck mass and airway structure can be defined prenatally with ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure is an available technique to obtain a fetal airway while feto-maternal circulation is preserved. We present a case in which prenatally a giant fetal neck mass was diagnosed on ultrasound and MRI, and a successful EXIT procedure could be performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan.
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogamo
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Hideto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kusaka
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Utsunomiya
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsubouchi
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Yoshihide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mitani
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Komada
authors.forename: Nagayasu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Toyoda
mesh_terms: D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D013724:Teratoma / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal