Intrauterine Surgery For Spina Bifida: First Reported Case In Peru

We report the first successful case of fetal surgery for spina bifida repair in Peru. A pregnant woman was referred to our center at 23 weeks of gestation because of prenatal diagnosis of spina bifida. A multidisciplinary team was formed with the goal of performing the first open intrauterine surger...

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Authors: Ventura-Laveriano, Walter, Mejía-Tupa, Marco, Saldaña-Montes, Pedro, Moreno-Gonzales, Renato
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2017
Country:Perú
Institution:Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal
Repository:Revista Peruana de Investigación Materno Perinatal
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:investigacionmaternoperinatal.inmp.gob.pe:article/99
Online Access:https://investigacionmaternoperinatal.inmp.gob.pe/index.php/rpinmp/article/view/99
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:cirugía fetal
cirugía intrauterina
espina bífida
mielomeningocele
fetal surgery
intrauterine surgery
spina bifida
myelomeningocele
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Summary:We report the first successful case of fetal surgery for spina bifida repair in Peru. A pregnant woman was referred to our center at 23 weeks of gestation because of prenatal diagnosis of spina bifida. A multidisciplinary team was formed with the goal of performing the first open intrauterine surgery in Peru. A successful intrauterine surgery was carried out at 25 weeks of gestation and a healthy infant was born by cesarean section at 37 weeks of gestation. We demonstrated the feasibility of this complex intrauterine surgery in our local setting.