Tracheal Occlusion for Fetal Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: The US Experience

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 349-361

  Jelin, Eric ^a   Lee, Hanmin ^a  

^a Fetal Treatment Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Fetal surgery; Fetal tracheal occlusion; Lung hypoplasia; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; FETAL THERAPY; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; GENETIC DISORDER; HERNIA; HUMAN; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PERSISTENT PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; THORACIC CAVITY; TRACHEAL OCCLUSION; UNITED STATES; VISCERA;

FEMALE; FETUS; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TRACHEAL STENOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67549091863     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2009.03.011     Document Type: Review

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