Fetal interventional procedures and surgeries: a practical approach

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Fetal Center, Houston, TX, USA.
² Women's Health Hospital, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital Pavilion for Women, 6651 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA, alirezashamshirsaz@yahoo.com.

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Ahmed A Nassr et al. J Perinat Med. 2018.

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. 2018 Sep 25;46(7):701-715.

doi: 10.1515/jpm-2017-0015.

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Fetal Center, Houston, TX, USA.
² Women's Health Hospital, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital Pavilion for Women, 6651 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA, alirezashamshirsaz@yahoo.com.

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Keywords: Fetal intervention; fetal surgery; fetoscopy; shunt; ultrasound guided procedures.

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