Operative fetoscopy via telesurgery

R. A. Quintero; H. Muñoz; R. Pommer; C. Diaz; P. W. Bornick; M. H. Allen

doi:10.1046/j.1469-0705.2002.00809.x

Operative fetoscopy via telesurgery

R. A. Quintero, H. Muñoz, R. Pommer, C. Diaz, P. W. Bornick, M. H. Allen

Obstetrics & Gynecology

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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	https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1469-0705.2002.00809.x
State	Published - 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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