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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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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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Operative fetoscopy via telesurgery. / Quintero, R. A.; Muñoz, H.; Pommer, R.; Diaz, C.; Bornick, P. W.; Allen, M. H.
In: Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol. 20, No. 4, 12.11.2002, p. 390-391.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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