## Abstract ## Background Fetal surgery is defined as prenatal surgical intervention. Such intervention is currently considered in selected cases of fetal malformations that endanger the child’s life prenatally or postnatally, such as death or severe impairment. ## Methods Current indications ar
Editorial Operative techniques—new section in head & neck
✍ Scribed by Ehab Y. Hanna; F. Christopher Holsinger
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 32 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1043-3074
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