TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Intrauterine Surgery A1 - Smith, Devon A1 - Ufberg, Matthew A1 - Haight, Matthew A2 - Freeman, Brian S. A2 - Berger, Jeffrey S. PY - 2016 T2 - Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam AB - The prospect of treating severe fetal anomalies in utero has been a topic of intense interest for more than two decades. Pioneering work in animals led to the development of open fetal surgery, in which maternal hysterotomy and partial exteriorization of the fetus are performed to permit surgery for selected life-threatening anomalies. Currently, such expertise is available at only a few centers in the United States and for only a few fetal conditions. Because it entails substantive fetal and maternal risks, these procedures are considered only when they might reasonably be expected to improve fetal outcome and when withholding them would undoubtedly be catastrophic. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135743413 ER -