Diana Farmer, surgeon-in-chief at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, says this landmark study offers real hope for improving the lives of children with spina bifida worldwide. Thirty years ago, the first human fetal surgery was performed at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Now, a randomized controlled trial has proven definitively that fetal surgery can help certain patients before birth.
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Fetal Surgery Helps Spina Bifida, Study Says — NY Times
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Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida More Effective Than Operating After Birth — UCSF News
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