Michael R. Harrison, MD, FACS, FAAP, Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Co-Director, Fetal Treatment Program, Chief, Division of Pedriatric Surgery University of California, San Francisco, CA
Mark I. Evans, MD, Division of Reproductive Genetics, Wayne State University Hutzel Hospital, Detroit, MI
N. Scott Adzick, MD, Surgeon in Chief, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Wolfgang Holzgreve, MD, Universitats Frauenklink Wihelms University, Munich, Germany

Reviews

"This book belongs on the `must have' list of every perinatologist, pediatric surgeon, and a host of others who interface with the pregnant woman and her fetus/infant. It is a very worthwhile investment and a book that will not collect dust!"

"The `gold standard' reference for an exciting and rapidly developing field"
Postgraduate General Surgery
(Reviews of the previous edition)

Turn to The Unborn Patient , 3 ^rd Edition as your vital, complete reference and resource in your care of fetal patients. Comprehensive, cohesive and unparalleled, this text continues to pioneer the field of fetal therapy, giving medical professionals, parents and unborn patients options for treatment, management and dramatically improved prognoses for life and quality of life. Be at the forefront of fetal anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, genetics and disease management with this essential volume.

Features

• The only textbook that presents every form of fetal therapy, from ultrasonography to open surgery
• Extensively revised chapters present the very latest techniques
• Coverage of Fetendo surgery with complete descriptions of the technical innovations
• International authorship by world authorities in perinatology and pediatric surgery

Outstanding new illustration program containing new line drawings, photographs, and informative cartoons perfect for use in talks and presentations.
 

Sonongraphy and Intervention for Fetal Thoracic Lesions
Fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography
Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques
Anesthesia, Monitoring, and the Maternal-Fetal Intensive Care
Preterm Labor: The Achilles' Heel of Fetal Intervention
Maternal Safety & Tocolysis
Fetoscopy and Embryoscopy
The Fetus with Airway Obstruction
Fetus with Meningomyelocele
The Fetus with Cleft Lip/Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies
The Fetus with Abdominal Wall Defect
The Fetus with Amniotic Band Syndrome
The Fetus with Hematopoietic Stem Cell Defect
Fetal Tolerance for Postnatal Transplantation
Use of Fetal Tissues and Cord Blood for Transplantation and Gene Therapy
Postnatal Follow-up and Outcomes
Fetal Tissue Engineering Before and After Birth
Role of Fetal Homeobox Genes
Advanced Technologies for Future Fetal Treatment