Fetoscopy

Fetoscopy

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Fetoscopy is an endoscopic procedure during pregnancy to allow access to the fetus, the amniotic cavity, the umbilical cord, and the fetal side of the placenta. A small (3-4 mm) incision is made in the abdomen, and an endoscope is inserted through the abdominal wall and uterus into the amniotic cavity. Fetoscopy allows medical interventions such as a biopsy or a laser occlusion of abnormal blood vessels.

ee also

*Fetoscope
*Fetal intervention
*Minimally invasive surgery
*Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

External links

* [http://www.naftnet.org/WhatisFetalTherapy/tabid/66/Default.aspx What is fetal therapy?]
* [http://fetus.ucsfmedicalcenter.org/our_team/fetal_intervention.asp UCSF Fetal Treatment Center: What is Fetal Intervention?]


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  • Fetoscopy — A technique for looking directly at the fetus within the uterus (using a fetoscope). * * * Use of a fiberoptic endoscope to view the fetus and the fetal surface of the placenta transabdominally, and also for collection of fetal blood from the… …   Medical dictionary

  • fetoscopy — noun see fetoscope …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fetoscopy — /fee tos keuh pee/, n., pl. fetoscopies. examination by means of a fetoscope. [1970 75; FET(US) + O + SCOPY] * * * …   Universalium

  • fetoscopy — fe·tos·co·py …   English syllables

  • fetoscopy — n. direct visualization of a fetus by passing a special fibreoptic endoscope (a fetoscope) through the abdomen of a pregnant woman into the amniotic cavity. Its original use as a technique for visualizing fetal malformations and sampling fetal… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • fetoscopy — noun prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood • Syn: ↑foetoscopy • Hypernyms: ↑prenatal diagnosis * * * /fee tos keuh pee/, n., pl. fetoscopies. examination by means of a… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Fetal surgery — Intervention ICD 9 CM 75.36 Fetal surgery is any of a broad range of surgical techniques that are used to treat birth defects in fetuses who are still in the pregnant uterus. Open fetal surgery involves comple …   Wikipedia

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