Understanding of Fetal Surgery and Application to the Cleft Lip and Palate Patient

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  • Kim, Soung-Min (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park, Jung-Min (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Kangnung National University) ;
  • Myoung, Hoon (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Choi, Jin-Young (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Ho (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Choung, Pill-Hoon (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Myung-Jin (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University)
  • 김성민 (서울대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 박정민 (강릉대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 명훈 (서울대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 최진영 (서울대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 이종호 (서울대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 정필훈 (서울대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 김명진 (서울대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실)
  • Published : 2008.12.30

Abstract

The development of fetal surgery has led to promising options for many congenital malformations, such as congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), obstructive uropathy, twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), and sacrococcygeal teratoma. However, preterm labor (PTL) and premature rupture of membranes continue to be uniquitous risks for both mother and fetus. To reduce maternal morbidity and the risk of prematurity, minimal access techniques were developed and are increasingly employed recently. Lift-threatening diseases as well as severely disabling but not life-threatening conditions are potentially amenable to treatment. Recently, improvement of video-endoscopic technology has boosted the development of operative techniques for feto-endoscopic surgery, which has been demonstrated to be less invasive than the open approach. Fetal surgery for repair of cleft lip and palate, a congenital anomaly which is not life threatening, is inappropriate until such time that the benefits are shown to outweigh the risks of both the procedure itself and preterm delivery. Further animal studies will be needed before intrauterine surgery for humans should be considered. For the better understanding of recent techniques and complications associated with fetal intervention of congenital facial defect patients, we reviewed recent related articles about the current knowledge and new perspectives of experimental fetal fetal surgery in the cleft lip and palate defects.

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