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Operative Surgical Management of Fetuses with CHAOS: Management at Delivery

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Prenatal diagnosis has changed dramatically the outcome of fetuses with congenital high airway obstruction, (CHAOS). The thorough evaluation of the prenatal images allows categorizing fetuses with airway compromise in those who would require a special mode of delivery and those who can be delivered without any special resources. The EXIT approach allows accessing the airway while the fetus is under placental support, converting a potentially catastrophic situation into a controlled one.

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  1. Division of General, Fetal and Thoracic Surgery, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Pablo Laje M.D. & Holly L. Hedrick M.D.

  2. University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Pablo Laje M.D. & Holly L. Hedrick M.D.

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  1. Attending Neonatologist, Director Neonatal Outreach, Medical Director, Neonatal Airway Program, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Department of Neonatology, The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Janet Lioy

  2. Attending Surgeon, Fellowship Director, Pediatric Otolaryngology, The Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Associate Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Steven E. Sobol

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Laje, P., Hedrick, H.L. (2015). Operative Surgical Management of Fetuses with CHAOS: Management at Delivery. In: Lioy, J., Sobol, S. (eds) Disorders of the Neonatal Airway. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1610-8_18

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