
Procedures
At The Fetal Institute, we offer a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic options, including:
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High-risk consultation, including pre-conceptional counseling
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Patient co-management
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Telemedicine
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High-resolution ultrasound, including 3-D
Color and Pulsed Doppler -
Fetal echocardiogram
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Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT)
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Chorionic villus sampling
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Amniocentesis
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Amnioinfusion
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Cordocentesis
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Vesicocentesis
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Thoracocentesis
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Diagnostic fetoscopy
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Fetal cystoscopy

Treatment Options:
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Intravascular fetal transfusion for fetal anemia
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Amniopatch for iatrogenic previable premature rupture of membranes
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Medical and invasive amnioreduction for polyhydramnios
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Percutaneous fetal sclerosis for congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM)
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Cystic adenomatoid malformation, CCAM
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Bronchopulmonary Sequestration (BPS)
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Intraamniotic treatment of fetal goiter
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Thoraco-amniotic shunt placement for pleural and pericardial effusions and type I CCAM
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Intraluminal endoscopic fetal tracheal occlusion for congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)
prevention of pulmonary hypoplasia -
Vesico-amniotic shunt placement
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Pyelo-amniotic shunt placement for bilateral ureteropelvic junction obstruction
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Lysis of obstructive ureterocele
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Fetal cystotomy and peritoneo-amniotic shunt placement for urinary ascites
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Lysis of amniotic bands
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Laser treatment of Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS)
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Laser treatment of selective intrauterine growth restriction (SIUGR)
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Laser treatment of type II Vasa Previa
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Umbilical cord occlusion for discordant anomalous monochorionic twins