Minimally Invasive Fetoscopic Resection of Life-Threatening Amniotic Band Constrictions in a Human Fetus at 22 + 2 Weeks of Gestation Complicated by Subtotal Chorioamniotic Separation and Partial Placental Abruption
Our case shows that the combination of tested percutaneous fetoscopic techniques, high-risk obstetrics, and modern neonatology can overcome multiple obstacles in order to save a fetal patient stuck in a near-hopeless situation.
Authors
- Oliver Nowak
- Thomas Kohl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3097-2479)
- Leila Messroghli
- Thomas Schaible
- Nadja Riehle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3872-5501)
- Samantha Wakerlin
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- University Medical Centre Mannheim (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2024-12-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children12010020
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00