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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Fetal Medicine 2023; 10(04): 182-186
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1779008
SFM Practice Guidelines

SFM Fetal Therapy Practice Guidelines: Radiofrequency Ablation of Fetal Umbilical Cord

Adinarayan Makam
1   Adi Advanced Center for Fetal Care, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
,
Aparna Sharma
2   Department of obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
,
Reema Bhatt 
3   Department of Fetal Medicine and Perinatology, Amrita Hospital and Research Institute, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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Abstract

In radiofrequency ablation (RFA), the ions in the tissue surrounding the probe's uninsulated tip are noticeably stirred up by the electrode's high-frequency alternating current. The surrounding tissue experiences thermal coagulation necrosis as a result of the frictional heat.

RFA is used in complicated monochorionic twin pregnancies with selective fetal growth restriction (FGR), TRAP, and TTTS. RFA may also be considered in giant chorioangioma with favorable vascular anatomy and giant sacrococcygeal teratoma with imminent hydrops. It serves as a substitute to laser.

Keywords

monochorionic twin - radiofrequency ablation - selective FGR - twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence - twin twin transfusion syndrome


Publication History

Article published online:
21 March 2024

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