Endoscopic release of limb constriction rings in utero

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 255-258

  Ronderos Dumit, D ^a,b   Briceno F ^a   Navarro, H ^a   Sanchez, N ^a  

^a Diagnostico Prenatal   (Colombia)

^b Clinica Materno Infantil Los Farallones   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Amniotic band syndrome; Constriction amniotic bands; Endoscopic fetal surgery; Fetal abnormalities; Fetal surgery

Indexed keywords

AMNION BAND SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS SURGERY; FOOT AMPUTATION; HUMAN; LEG; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LEG DISEASE; LIMB MALFORMATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AMNIOTIC BAND SYNDROME; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAPAROSCOPY; LEG; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 33645668452     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091351     Document Type: Article

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