title: Is intrauterine surgery justified? Report from the working group on ultrasound in obstetrics of the World Association of Perinatal Medicine (WAPM).
abstract: Fetal surgery involves a large number of heterogeneous interventions that vary from simple and settled procedures to very sophisticated or still-in-development approaches. The overarching goal of fetal interventions is clear: to improve the health of children by intervening before birth to correct or treat prenatally diagnosed abnormalities. This article provides an overview of fetal interventions, ethical approaches in fetal surgery, and benefits obtained from antenatal surgeries.
authors.forename: Renato Augusto
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Moreira de Sá
authors.forename: Paulo Roberto
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Nassar de Carvalho
authors.forename: Asim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kurjak
authors.forename: Abdallah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adra
authors.forename: Aliyu Labaran
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Dayyabu
authors.forename: Alaa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ebrashy
authors.forename: Ritsuko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pooh
authors.forename: Cihat
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Tuangsit
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wataganara
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stanojevic
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005332:Fetoscopy / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods; D005333:Fetus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D038622:Internationality; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods; D009774:Obstetrics; D018743:Perinatal Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D012955:Societies, Medical; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal