title: Fetoscopic release of extremity amniotic bands with risk of amputation.
abstract: With the advent of less-invasive fetal surgery techniques, nonlethal disorders are considered amenable to intrauterine treatment. Extremity amniotic band syndrome fulfils the criteria of intrauterine disorders conformable with fetal treatment: capability of prenatal diagnosis and severity. We report 2 cases of extremity amniotic bands with risk of limb amputation released fetoscopically with YAG laser.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Unit, Orthopaedic Surgery Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 34194fsc@comb.es
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Soldado
authors.forename: Marius
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aguirre
authors.forename: Jose L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Peiró
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carreras
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arevalo
authors.forename: Cesar G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Fontecha
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Velez
authors.forename: Ignasi
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Barber
authors.forename: Vicenç
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Martínez-Ibáñez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000652:Amniotic Band Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D005260:Female; D005332:Fetoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D023821:Limb Salvage / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index