Port insertion and removal techniques to minimize premature rupture of the membranes in endoscopic fetal surgery

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 905-909

  Chang, Justine ^a   Tracy Jr , Thomas F ^a   Carr, Stephen R ^a   Sorrells Jr , Donald L ^a   Luks, Francois I ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniorrhexis; Amniotic leak; Endoscopy; Fetal surgery; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

GELATIN SPONGE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS SURGERY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOCOLYSIS; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; UTERUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETUS; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33646145948     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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