Lifesaving treatments for the tiniest patients: a narrative description of old and new minimally invasive approaches in the arena of fetal surgery

Fetal surgery has become a lifesaving reality for hundreds of fetuses each year. The development of a formidable spectrum of safe and effective minimally invasive techniques for fetal interventions since the early 1990s until today has led to an increasing acceptance of novel procedures by both pati...

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Main Author: Kohl, Thomas (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Children
Year: 2023, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-34
ISSN:2227-9067
DOI:10.3390/children10010067
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3390/children10010067
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/1/67
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