This intensive course focuses on advanced prenatal diagnosis and fetal surgery techniques. It includes theoretical sessions on congenital malformations, cardiac surgery, and procedures such as fetoscopy, fetal reduction, and correction of defects like myelomeningocele and diaphragmatic hernia. Practical training on experimental models covers uterine exploration, Nd-YAG laser use, amniotic band release, and endoscopic fetal tracheal occlusion.
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This intensive course, directed by Dr. Francisco Miguel Sánchez Margallo (Scientific Director, CCMIJU) and Dr. José Luis Peiró (NYU Langone Health, Director of Advanced Fetal Care), provides a comprehensive update on fetoscopy and advanced fetal surgery techniques. It is designed for professionals specializing in obstetrics, gynecology, and pediatric surgery who are interested in innovations in prenatal diagnosis and intrauterine treatment of congenital malformations.
The program combines high-level theoretical and practical sessions. The theoretical lectures, delivered by international experts such as Dr. Alberto Galindo (Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid), Dr. Fernando Vuletin (Catholic University of Chile), Dr. José Luis Encinas (La Paz University Hospital, Madrid), and Dr. Silvia Arévalo (Vall d’Hebron University Hospital), cover topics including prenatal diagnosis, management of complications in monochorionic twins, fetal reduction in multiple chorionic gestations, congenital malformations (sacrococcygeal teratoma, pulmonary malformations, diaphragmatic hernia, amniotic band syndrome), fetal cardiac surgery, myelomeningocele, and tocolysis strategies in fetal surgery.
The practical sessions, conducted on experimental models, allow participants to apply advanced fetoscopic techniques, including uterine cavity exploration, Nd-YAG laser photocoagulation of placental vessels, amniotic band release, and endoscopic fetal tracheal occlusion for the treatment of severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
This course provides a comprehensive experience that combines cutting-edge theoretical knowledge with hands-on training in complex intrauterine procedures, ensuring the acquisition of advanced competencies in minimally invasive fetal surgery.
Course Directors:
Dr. Francisco Miguel Sánchez Margallo \ Scientific Director, Jesús Usón Minimally Invasive Surgery Center
Dr. José Luis Peiró \ NYU Langone Health, Director of Advanced Fetal Care
Faculty:
Dr. José Luis Peiró \ NYU Langone Health, Director of Advanced Fetal Care
Dr. Alberto Galindo \ Chief of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid
Dr. Fernando Vuletin \ Chief of the Pediatric Surgery Section, Catholic University of Chile
Dr. José Luis Encinas \ Area Specialist in Pediatric Surgery. University Hospital La Paz, Madrid
Dra Silvia Arevalo \ Head of the Obstetrics Service Section at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital
Technical Secretariat:
Laura Pires: lcpires@ccmijesususon.com
