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Surgery While Fetus is in Uterus to repair Spina Bifida
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Prenatal repair of myelomeningocele (MMC), the most common and severe form of spina bifida, is a delicate surgical procedure where fetal surgeons open the uterus and close the opening in the baby's back while they are still in the womb.
This video in 30 seconds
Laparoscopic footage of an operation to repair spina bifida before birth, while the fetus is still in the uterus. There is no narration; the only audio is fragmentary operating-theatre chatter in Dutch, so the operation plays as surgical footage with room sound.
Key points
- Laparoscopic footage of a prenatal spina bifida repair is shown
- The operation takes place while the fetus remains in the uterus
- Only fragmentary Dutch conversation from the operating team is audible
- There is no narration of the procedure
Video Transcript
Laparoscopic footage of an operation to repair spina bifida before birth, while the fetus is still in the uterus. The only audio is fragmentary operating-theatre chatter in Dutch; no narration of the procedure was recovered, so the operation plays as surgical footage with room sound.
Read the full transcript
De section komt van Philippe, dat is het noemloon. Installing en verkeer. Heel goed, ik ben niet aan het doen. Ja, ik zou het niet doen. Je moet gewoon een... Ja, wacht. Ja, ik heb het niet gedaan. Ja. En dan, je moet ook een besetje... Je moet een camera doen, dus... Ja, ik heb het niet gedaan. Ik heb het niet gedaan. Ik heb het niet gedaan. Ik heb het niet gedaan. Nou. Ik heb het niet gedaan. Ja. Ja. Ja. Ja, de bek hier, please. Ja. Ja. Ja, maar het is fag.
Ja, man. Ja. Ja. Ja. Ja, man.
Transcript auto-generated from the video’s audio for accessibility and study. Educational content only — not medical advice.
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