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Published on: October 25, 2015
Fetoscopic release of extremity amniotic bands with risk of amputation
Francisco Soldado1, Marius Aguirre, Jose L Peiró
1Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Unit, Orthopaedic Surgery Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 34194fsc@comb.es
Abstract:
With the advent of less-invasive fetal surgery techniques, nonlethal disorders are considered amenable to intrauterine treatment. Extremity amniotic band syndrome fulfils the criteria of intrauterine disorders conformable with fetal treatment: capability of prenatal diagnosis and severity. We report 2 cases of extremity amniotic bands with risk of limb amputation released fetoscopically with YAG laser.

