ViSE Seminar: Self Adhesive Patch for Fetal and Obstetrical Surgery, SC 5326, Thursday February 21, 11:50. Lunch provided.
Speakers:
Dr.Noel Tulipan, MD, Professor of Neurological Surgery, Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Dr. Virginia Pensabene, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Todd Giorgio, PhD. Professor of Biomedical & Chemical Engineering, Chair of Biomedical Engineering
Location: Stevenson Center 5326; Time: 11:50 (lunch), noon (seminar start)
Abstract: The main obstacles for a wider adoption of endoscopic and fetoscopic diagnostic procedures during pregnancy is due to the invasiveness of the procedures, which require the perforation of the amniotic membranes. This aspect, together with the complexity of suturing and regeneration of the fetal tissues, causes also a delay in the introduction of innovative minimally invasive approaches in fetal surgery. In this seminar we will discuss the critical issues of suturing the amnion and chorion membranes after external interventions or after iatrogenic preterm rupture, and Prof. Tulipan will focus on a current surgical approach for prenatal repair of Myelomeningocele, which is the most common congenital anomaly of the central nervous system. After this w will present a polymeric adhesive membrane which is a promising tool for sealing the amniotic sac and to reduce the invasiveness of preterm surgical interventions on the fetus.