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23/May/2023
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2023RC0543
ABSTRACT We report the long-term outcomes of a case of prenatal gastroschisis repair using a fully percutaneous fetoscopic approach with partial carbon dioxide insufflation. Surgery was performed as an experimental procedure before the scheduled elective birth. The fetal intestines were successfully returned to the abdominal cavity without any fetal or maternal complications. Ultrasonography performed 24 hours later revealed bowel peristalsis and no signs of fetal distress. After 48 hours, partial extrusion of the small bowel was observed, and the fetus […]
Keywords: Abdominal wall; Carbon dioxide; Fetal distress; Fetal therapies; Fetoscopy; Fetus; Gastroschisis; Infant, Newborn; Insufflation