Fetal Therapy: Scientific Basis and Critical Appraisal of Clinical Benefits

Mark D. Kilby · Anthony Johnson · Dick Oepkes

dic 2012 · Cambridge University Press

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Fetal treatment, particularly complex fetal therapy, is an emergent and expanding field. This comprehensive text focuses on areas of fetal disease and pathophysiology that can be treated in utero and the benefits and problems with such therapy. Both medical (non-invasive) and surgical procedures are discussed, drawing on the expertise of an internationally renowned author team. Each chapter includes a comprehensive overview of the basic science underlying fetal pathology, as well as discussing the highest level of technical performance of fetal interventions. Contributions from fetal therapy 'centers-of-excellence' around the world collectively emphasize the need for an evidence-based approach to the field. This volume is useful both as a quick reference guide to the latest fetal therapy options and as an in-depth study book for maternal-fetal medicine and neonatology specialists at any stage of their career who are seeking to acquire essential background knowledge. Indispensable on any bookshelf in fetal medicine units.

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Mark D. Kilby is Dame Hilda Lloyd Professor of Maternal and Fetal Medicine and Deputy Head of the School of Reproduction, Genes and Development, University of Birmingham, UK.

Anthony Johnson is Professor of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA.

Dick Oepkes is Professor of Obstetrics and Fetal Therapy, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.