grand rounds - stepping towards hope: advances in fetal therapy for spina bifida

Presented By:

Adolfo Etchegaray, MD - Director of Diploma in Fetal Medicine and Assistant Professor of Obstetrics at the Universidad Austal in the United Kingdom; Chief, Fetal Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

Objectives:

1. Review the relevance of fetal surgery in the management of Open Spina Bifida (OSB).
2. Cite recent developments in fetal surgery techniques, focusing on endoscopic repair and minihysterotomy.
3. Discuss the pros and cons of fetoscopic repair based on the available evidence.
4. Explore the potential future advances in fetal therapy for OSB.

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