The Future of Fetal Surgery.

The field of fetal medicine has evolved significantly over the past several decades. Our ability to identify and treat the unborn patient has been shaped by advancements in imaging technology, genetic diagnosis, an improved understanding of fetal physiology, and the development and optimization of in utero surgical techniques. The future of the field will be shaped by medical innovators pushing for the continued refinement of minimally invasive surgical technique, the application of pioneering technologies such as robotic surgery and in utero stem cell and gene therapies, and the development of innovative ex utero fetal support systems.

• Publication year

  2021

• Venue

  Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

• Publication date

  2021-12-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Engineering

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1016/j.ogc.2021.06.004PMID 34756294
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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