Fetoscopy
| Foetoscopy | |
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| Intervention | |
| File:Foetal-endoscope.gif Foetal endoscope |
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| ICD-9-CM | 75.31 |
| MeSH | D005332 |
Fetoscopy is an endoscopic procedure during pregnancy to allow access to the fetus, the amniotic cavity, the umbilical cord, and the fetal side of the placenta. A small (3–4 mm) incision is made in the abdomen, and an endoscope is inserted through the abdominal wall and uterus into the amniotic cavity. Fetoscopy allows medical interventions such as a biopsy or a laser occlusion of abnormal blood vessels.
[edit] See also
- Fetoscope
- Fetal intervention
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome
- Spina bifida
- Myelomeningocele
- Diaphragmatic hernia
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