Since its first procedure in February 2019, a multidisciplinary team has completed15 carefully timed fetal surgeries, saving lives and minimizing risk for life-long disability.
EXIT-to-Airway Fetal Surgery Results in Safe Delivery
In a complex fetal surgery procedure performed in December at Cleveland Clinic, a multidisciplinary team led by pediatric and fetal surgeon Darrell Cass, MD, established an airway in a partially delivered fetus with a large trachea-obstructing neck mass, enabling a safe birth and subsequent removal of the tumor.