Fetoscopic release of extremity amniotic bands with risk of amputation.

Soldado, Francisco; Aguirre, Marius; Peiró, Jose L; Carreras, Elena; Arevalo, Silvia; Fontecha, Cesar G; Velez, Roberto; Barber, Ignasi et al. · J Pediatr Orthop · 2009

case_report · Level V

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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.

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