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What is prenatal surgery?

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What is prenatal surgery?

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Definition Prenatal surgery is a surgical procedure performed on a fetus prior to birth. Purpose In most cases prenatal surgery is performed only when the fetus is not expected to survive delivery or live long after birth without prenatal intervention. The most common prenatal surgeries are for conditions in which the newborn will not be able to breathe on its own. Most prenatal surgeries are performed for: • urinary tract obstructions in males, usually caused by a narrowing of the urinary tract, in which urine backs up and injures the kidneys. About 10% of fetal urinary tract obstructions require prenatal surgery to prevent multiple abnormalities and depleted amniotic fluid. • congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), a condition in which the diaphragm—the muscle that separates the chest and the abdomen—does form completely. Without surgery about 50% of fetuses with CDH do not survive after birth because of underdeveloped lungs. • congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation

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