Key result
Fetal pulmonary valvuloplasty promotes ventricular development and may prevent fetal death and postnatal single-ventricle surgery in critical pulmonary stenosis or atresia.
Why the study?
The safety and effectiveness of fetal pulmonary valvuloplasty (FPV) during the second and third trimester for critical pulmonary stenosis or pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum were evaluated.
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Population
Two fetuses with critical pulmonary stenosis or pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum
Design
Interventional prenatal therapy case report
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Pang et al. (2018) studied this question. Fetal pulmonary valvuloplasty promotes ventricular development and may prevent fetal death and postnatal single-ventricle surgery in critical pulmonary stenosis or atresia.
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