... options. The decision to perform ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) is based on risk-benefit assessment for both the infant and mother. Though fetal ultrasound and MRI assist with operative planning, a three-dimensional anatomic model offers improved anatomic visualization and prenatal patient...

... fetal airways and avoid ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure. Methods: A prospective observational cohort of consecutive fetuses with neck masses that were candidates for an EXIT procedure due to suspicion of laryngeal and/or tracheal occlusion on ultrasonographic (US) or magnetic resonance...

... utero intrapartum treatment Fetal surgery Resource allocation NIH Mini‐Summary What does this study add to current knowledge? Ex-utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) is utilized in cases where there is concern for neonatal cardiorespiratory compromise at birth. Given...

...-related complications when delivered at NFC versus FC. Micrognathia Ex utero intrapartum treatment Airway Tracheostomy Fetal center Micrognathia is a rare congenital abnormality characterized by an underdeveloped mandible [ 1 ]. Micrognathia can also be associated with retrognathia, which...

... was delivered and tracheostomy performed at 30 weeks via an ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure after progression of preterm labor. At 27 days of life, the infant was stable on minimal ventilator support. To our knowledge, this is the first successful report of an ultrasound-guided percutaneous...

...Ramen H. Chmait; Andrew H. Chon; Dean Anselmo; Douglas L. Vanderbilt; Jae Townsend; Beth Julian-Wang; Debra Don Fetuses with obstructive neck and orofacial lesions have been delivered via an ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure to facilitate securement of the airway while on placental...

... with pulseless electrical activity despite being paced within 30 min of birth, we performed an ex utero intrapartum treatment procedure to ventricular pacing on a 36-week CAVB fetus with cardiac dysfunction, mild hydrops, and a ventricular rate of 46 bpm. While still on placental bypass, temporary epicardial...

... and/or neonatal death. Currently, the only technique designed to establish a secure neonatal airway is the ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure, which involves neonatal tracheal intubation while fetal oxygenation is maintained by the uteroplacental circulation in a partial fetal delivery under maternal...

... with pleural effusions and pulmonary hypoplasia. We present the first reported case of a prenatally diagnosed giant extralobar pulmonary sequestration that required the ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure with resection and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). We discuss the compelling...

... pregnancy Chromosomal translocation Ex utero intrapartum treatment Abstract Objective: To describe a huge congenital cervical rhabdomyosarcoma. Methods: We were recently confronted with a case of fetal solid neck mass arising in one fetus of a twin pregnancy. Prenatally, the cervical tumor...

.... The relationship between the fetal neck mass and airway structure can be defined prenatally with ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure is an available technique to obtain a fetal airway while feto-maternal circulation is preserved. We present a case...

... of age he has a patent airway and is the first long-term survivor with CHAOS. 4 9 2000 Congenital high airway obstruction syndrome Tracheal atresia Hydrops Ex utero intrapartum treatment Fetal Diagn Ther 2000;15:280 282 Received: December 9, 1999 Accepted after revision: March 1, 2000...