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Encouraging early clinical experience with deliberately delayed temporary fetoscopic tracheal occlusion for the prenatal treatment of life-threatening right and left congenital diaphragmatic hernias

  • Thomas Kohl
  • , Ulrich Gembruch
  • , Barbara Filsinger
  • , Rudolf Hering
  • , Jörgen Bruhn
  • , Kristina Tchatcheva
  • , Sebastian Aryee
  • , Axel Franz
  • , Axel Heep
  • , Andreas Müller
  • , Peter Bartmann
  • , Steffan Loff
  • , Stuart Hosie
  • , Wolfgang Neff
  • , Thomas Schaible
  • University of Bonn and University Hospital Bonn
  • Universitätsklinikum Münster
  • University of Bonn
  • Universitätsmedizin Mannheim

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Abstract

Objective: In order to assess the effect of deliberately delayed percutaneous fetoscopic tracheal occlusion on survival of fetuses with life-threatening congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Methods: Eight fetuses with life-threatening congenital diaphragmatic hernia underwent fetoscopic tracheal balloon occlusion between 29 + 0 and 32 + 4 weeks of gestation. Delayed occlusion was chosen in order to minimize potentially negative pulmonary effects from premature delivery as a result of fetal surgery. In addition, we wanted to become able to provide all available postnatal intensive care treatment means in these patients. Results: Six of the 8 fetuses survived to discharge from hospital. Conclusion: Delayed fetoscopic tracheal balloon occlusion may be rewarded with lung growth sufficient to allow survival of fetuses with life-threatening congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)314-318
Number of pages5
JournalFetal Diagnosis and Therapy
Volume21
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
  • Endoscopy
  • FETENDO
  • Fetal surgery
  • Fetoscopic tracheal occlusion
  • Fetoscopy
  • Lung disease
  • Pulmonary hypoplasia
  • Tracheal balloon occlusion

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