Fetal and Neonatal Surgery: Then and Now

Advances in fetal and neonatal surgery mirror the gains made in the entire field of neonatal-perinatal care. It is hard to believe that the first fetal surgical intervention was performed in 1963 without any ultrasound or other imaging modality when Dr Albert William Liley performed a fetal transfusion for severe erythroblastosis fetalis (Fig.  1).1 The procedure was successful and paved the way for subsequent interventions in this malady that was associated with much morbidity and mortality. Advances in fetal imaging have not only improved our understanding of organ development and embryology but also allowed for entire teams of provide rs to accomplish interventions that were inconceivable in 1963.
Source: Clinics in Perinatology - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Tags: Foreword Source Type: research