Feasibility, safety, and outcome of fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion for severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia at a low case-load center: one center's experience

BACKGROUND: Antenatal fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion (FETO) has been introduced as an effective intervention to improve the outcome of severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). OBJECTIVE: We report our early experience with FETO. DESIGN: A retrospective chart review of case series. SETTING: Tertiary health care center. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 18–45 years old, with single fetuses diagnosed with left severe CDH (lung-head ratio