... with secondary hydrops treated in utero at 24 0/7 weeks’ gestation by fetoscopic tracheal decompression via laser perforation of the airway obstruction. Interval imaging after the fetoscopic operation demonstrated resolution of the fetal hydrops. Tracheostomy for airway stabilization was performed at the time...

... the risk for single fetal demise (SFD) after laser for twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). Methods: Single-center retrospective review of patients who had laser for TTTS. Risk factors for donor and recipient demise within 1 week were compared in pregnancies with SFD and pregnancies with dual survival...

... outcomes in women treated with selective laser photocoagulation of placental communicating vessels for twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). Methods: Retrospective review of women undergoing laser for TTTS from January 2010 to December 2021. Outcomes were stratified based on maternal BMI <30, 30–34.9...

... searching PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, and Medline databases from inception until January 2021. Results: The prevalence of proximate cord insertions in monochorionic placentas with TTTS was 2% (5/246). All 5 cases were managed by fetoscopic laser surgery (FLS). Procedure time was significantly longer (mean: 61.4...

...%) were detected in time. In 8/82 (10%), TTTS was diagnosed in stage V: 5 before 16 weeks and 2 after 26 weeks. Fetoscopic laser photocoagulation (FLP) of the placental anastomoses was performed in 48/82 (59%). The survival of TTTS in the entire cohort was 105/164 (64%). In contrast, survival after FLP...

...Lauryn C. Gabby; Andrew H. Chon; Lisa M. Korst; Arlyn Llanes; David A. Miller; Ramen H. Chmait Introduction: Management options for treatment of twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) with severe donor intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) include fetoscopic laser surgery and umbilical cord...

...Ramen H. Chmait; Valerian Catanzarite; Andrew H. Chon; Lisa M. Korst; Arlyn Llanes; Joseph G. Ouzounian Background: In type II vasa previa, fetoscopic laser ablation has the potential to avoid prolonged hospitalization, elective prematurity, and cesarean delivery associated with traditional...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Amniotic band syndrome Fetoscopy Fetal surgery Laser From November 1997 to December 2017, 27 articles were...

...Rogelio Cruz-Martínez; Belén Nieto-Castro; Miguel Martínez-Rodríguez; Alma Gámez-Varela; Edgar Ahumada-Angulo; Jonahtan Luna-García; Maria José Pineda-Pérez; Carlos Rebolledo-Fernández Objective: To assess longitudinal intrathoracic changes after fetal laser surgery in fetuses with bronchopulmonary...

... laser ablation (VLA). Methods: All fetuses with BPS and massive pleural effusion that were treated with intrafetal VLA during a 5-year period (2012-2016) were reviewed for safety, intrauterine course, and postnatal outcome. Results: In the study period, 12 fetuses with BPS were treated with VLA. In 7...

...Sandra Bel; Nicolas Sananes; Adrien Gaudineau; Cherif Akladios; Romain Favre We report below a case of in utero tracheoscopy with laser collapse of a bronchogenic cyst obstructing the fetal trachea. The patient was referred for ultrasonography at 24 weeks of gestation because of fetal hydrops...

...Recep Has; Ibrahim Kalelioglu; Aytul Corbacioglu Esmer; Hayri Ermis; Ozlem Dural; Yasemin Dogan; Cenk Yasa; Harika Yumru; Omer Demir; Atil Yuksel; Lemi Ibrahimoglu; Alkan Yildirim Aim: To review the perinatal outcome of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) treated with fetoscopic laser...

... injection (ICSI), laser-assisted hatching, and day 4 embryo transfer. Case Report: A 34-year-old woman who underwent ICSI due to male infertility. She underwent standard controlled ovarian hyperstimulation. Retrieved oocytes were fertilized in vitro, and 3 embryos were transferred on day 4 after laser...

... established. We report a case with a giant solid SCT associated with fetal hydrops and severe heart failure. 2D- and 3D-Doppler ultrasonography revealed great vessels originated from the medial sacral artery. Percutaneous laser ablation of these vessels was performed at 24 weeks of gestation. During...

... heart block) in which cord occlusion was followed by transection of the cord using contact laser. Results: The fetoscopic cord occlusion and transection using laser was successfully performed at 15, 16 and 19 weeks gestation, respectively. In one case, amniotic fluid leakage occurred after fetoscopy...

...Jacky Nizard; Jacques Patrick Barbet; Yves Ville Objectives: To compare the histological effects of diode and Neodymium-Yttrium Aluminium Garnet (Nd:YAG) laser coagulation of chorionic plate vessels. Methods: In selected chorionic plate vessels in an ex vivo term placenta perfused with warm saline...

...S.S.C. Ong; S.Y. Chan; A.K. Ewer; M. Jones; P. Young; M.D. Kilby Objective: A foetus with an echodense, microcystic lung lesion complicated by non-immune hydrops has a high mortality rate. Because of the limited treatment options available, laser ablation was offered in an attempt to reduce...

... laser ablation. Overall survival was 67%, and survival of at least 1 twin occurred in 78% of pregnancies. Weight discordance between the donor and recipient did not predict outcome. Conclusion: The current staging system for severe TTTS may not be helpful in predicting the direction, degree or speed...

... with perioperative mortality that approaches 40%, as well as the usual maternal and fetal morbidity of open fetal surgery. As an alternative, percutaneous laser ablation of a CCAM III lesion with hydrops was attempted. Methods: A 30-year-old G3 P1011 with CCAM III in the left fetal hemithorax developed mediastinal...