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Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is a common tumor of the neonatal period. Prenatal diagnosis of SCT carries a high mortality rate because of the potential for high output heart failure and hydrops. Tumors can also rupture, leading to severe anemia and death. The mother’s health is also at risk if maternal mirror syndrome develops. Prenatal evaluation includes high resolution ultrasound, fetal echocardiography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Pregnancy management includes frequent assessment of the tumor size, growth, and the effects on the fetal cardiovascular system. Treatment options depend on the tumor characteristics and cardiac function, as well as maternal health and support. Fetal therapy aims to debulk or devascularize the tumor, thereby alleviating high output failure and minimizing the risk of spontaneous rupture and hemorrhage. Decisions regarding a symptomatic fetus with SCT may include prenatal intervention or early delivery. Anesthetic management of fetal treatment for SCT is tailored to the mode of therapy chosen; this may include a minimally invasive approach, in-utero surgery, or an EXIT procedure. The nuances of management of this condition center on understanding of the pathophysiology of a hydropic fetus as a result of the SCT and being prepared for resultant cardiovascular instability and massive hemorrhage.
By
Shaun M. Kunisaki, Clinical Fellow, Department of Surgery Harvard Medical School Boston,
Russell W. Jennings, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts
This chapter provides an overview of the principles of modern operative fetal intervention. In practice, maternal safety has remained the highest priority in fetal surgery. Some have suggested that pregnant women are a particularly vulnerable group of patients who might have a low threshold to consent to highly invasive fetal therapies, even if the benefits to their unborn children could be small. Preoperative preparation for fetoscopic surgery is done in a fashion similar to that used in open fetal surgery. Fetoscopy offers several distinct advantages when compared with open fetal surgery. The chapter talks about twin-twin transfusion syndrome, airway obstruction, thoracic anomalies, and sacrococcygeal teratoma, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, myelomeningocele, and aortic stenosis. Although most prenatally diagnosed anomalies are best managed after birth, several disorders have predictable, irreversible, and devastating consequences under expectant prenatal management.
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