Abstract
We describe a case in which telesurgical consultation from Tampa, Florida, USA was used to accomplish operative fetoscopy in Santiago, Chile for the treatment of a twin pregnancy involving an acardiac twin. The procedure was successful and a healthy infant was delivered at 37.5 weeks. Operative fetoscopy, a surgical approach to correct birth defects in utero via combined ultrasound and endoscopy, is only available in a handful of centers worldwide. Telesurgery makes use of telecommunication to allow a surgeon at a primary operating site to consult with another experienced surgeon for complex surgical cases. This case illustrates the potential for ultrasound and telesurgery to expand the horizons of operative fetoscopy.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 390-391 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 12 2002 |
Keywords
- Acardiac twin
- Operative fetoscopy
- Telemedicine
- Telesurgery
- Ultrasound
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
- Reproductive Medicine
- Acoustics and Ultrasonics
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Quintero, R. A., Muñoz, H., Pommer, R., Diaz, C., Bornick, P. W., & Allen, M. H. (2002). Operative fetoscopy via telesurgery. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 20(4), 390-391. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1469-0705.2002.00809.x