New device permitting non-invasive reversal of fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion: ex-vivo and in-vivo study.
David BasurtoN SananèsE VerbekenD SharmaE CornoI ValenzuelaL Van der VeekenR FavreF M RussoJan A DeprestPublished in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2020)
In a simulated in-utero environment, the Smart-TO balloon was effectively deflated by exposure of the fetus in different positions to the magnetic field of a 1.5-T MR system. There was only one failure, which occurred when the mother was sitting in a wheelchair. In healthy fetal lambs, the Smart-TO balloon is as occlusive as the clinical standard Goldbal2 system and has only limited local side effects. © 2020 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.