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Organogenesis particularly relevant to fetal surgery.

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Crisera, CA; Marosky, JK; Longaker, MT; Gittes, GK
Published in: World J Surg
January 2003

In utero surgical intervention is an exciting frontier in medicine. Fetal surgeons strive to treat congenital anomalies definitively while organogenesis is still occurring. Many of these anomalies pose such a threat to the viability of the affected fetus that waiting until after the child is born to treat them is frequently not satisfying and too often unsuccessful. We review the embryology of selected systems that have associated aberrancies of development for which fetal surgery is particularly applicable. The surgeon can more effectively launch an assault against congenital anomalies when armed with a solid appreciation of normal development. Recognizing the critical period for the development of a system allows him or her to formulate the optimal time and mode of intervention.

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World J Surg

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ISSN

0364-2313

Publication Date

January 2003

Volume

27

Issue

1

Start / End Page

38 / 44

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urinary Tract
  • Surgery
  • Spinal Cord
  • Palate
  • Organogenesis
  • Lung
  • Lip
  • Humans
  • Fetus
  • Fetal Diseases
 

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Crisera, C. A., Marosky, J. K., Longaker, M. T., & Gittes, G. K. (2003). Organogenesis particularly relevant to fetal surgery. World J Surg, 27(1), 38–44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-002-6735-4
Crisera, Christopher A., Julie K. Marosky, Michael T. Longaker, and George K. Gittes. “Organogenesis particularly relevant to fetal surgery.World J Surg 27, no. 1 (January 2003): 38–44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-002-6735-4.
Crisera CA, Marosky JK, Longaker MT, Gittes GK. Organogenesis particularly relevant to fetal surgery. World J Surg. 2003 Jan;27(1):38–44.
Crisera, Christopher A., et al. “Organogenesis particularly relevant to fetal surgery.World J Surg, vol. 27, no. 1, Jan. 2003, pp. 38–44. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s00268-002-6735-4.
Crisera CA, Marosky JK, Longaker MT, Gittes GK. Organogenesis particularly relevant to fetal surgery. World J Surg. 2003 Jan;27(1):38–44.
Journal cover image

Published In

World J Surg

DOI

ISSN

0364-2313

Publication Date

January 2003

Volume

27

Issue

1

Start / End Page

38 / 44

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urinary Tract
  • Surgery
  • Spinal Cord
  • Palate
  • Organogenesis
  • Lung
  • Lip
  • Humans
  • Fetus
  • Fetal Diseases