USF Fetal Therapy Center
College of Medicine • USF Health

Landmark Fetal Therapy Achievements by Dr. Quintero

  1. First laser ablation of posterior urethral valves. 1
  2. First successful umbilical cord occlusion of acardiac twin. 2
  3. First devascularization of a large chorioangioma 3
  4. First lysis of amniotic bands. 4
  5. First selective laser photocoagulation of placental vessels in twin-twin transfusion syndrome. 5
  6. First staging of twin-twin transfusion syndrome. 6
  7. First treatment of iatrogenic previable premature rupture of membranes with amniopatch. 7
  8. First fetal hydrolaparoscopy and endoscopic cystotomy in complicated cases of lower urinary tract obstruction. 8
  9. First minimally-invasive intraluminal tracheal occlusion for congenital diaphragmatic hernia via direct fetal laryngoscopy 9
  10. First selective photocoagulation of communicating vessels in the treatment of monochorionic twins with selective growth retardation. 10
  11. First in-utero treatment of fetal bladder-outlet obstruction by a ureterocele. 11
  12. First intra-amniotic ultrasound 12
  13. First surgical treatment of spontaneous rupture of membranes: the amniograft. 13
  14. First in utero laser atrial septotomy in the treatment of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. 14
  15. First intracardiac fetal endoscopy. 15
  16. First sequential selective laser photocoagulation of placental vessels in twin-twin transfusion syndrom. 16
  17. First in utero treatment of Type II Vasa Previa. 17

References

  1. Quintero RA, Hume R, Smith C, Johnson MP, Cotton DB, Romero R, et al. Percutaneous fetal cystoscopy and endoscopic fulguration of posterior urethral valves [see comments]. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1995;172:206-9.
  2. Quintero R, Reich H, Puder K, et al. Brief report: Umbilical-cord ligation of an acardiac twin by fetoscopy at 19 weeks of gestation. N Eng J Med 1994;330:469-471.
  3. Quintero RA, Reich H, Romero R, Johnson MP, Goncalves L, Evans MI. In utero endoscopic devascularization of a large chorioangioma. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 1996;8:48-52.
  4. Quintero R, Morales W, Phillips J, Kalter C, Angel J. In utero lysis of amniotic bands. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 1997;10:316-20.
  5. Quintero R, Morales W, Mendoza G, Allen M, Kalter C, Giannina G, et al. Selective photocoagulation of placental vessels in twin-twin transfusion syndrome: Evolution of a surgical technique. Obstet Gynecol Surv 1998;53:s97-s103.
  6. Quintero R, Morales W, Allen M, Bornick P, Johnson P, Krueger M. Staging of twin-twin transfusion syndrome. J Perinatol 1999;19:550-555.
  7. Quintero R, Morales W, Allen M, Bornick P, Arroyo J, LeParc G. Treatment of iatrogenic previable premature rupture of membranes with intraamniotic injection of platelets and cryoprecipitate (amniopatch): Preliminary experience. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1999;181:744-749.
  8. Quintero RA, Morales WJ, Allen MH, Bornick PW, Johnson P. Fetal hydrolaparoscopy and endoscopic cystotomy in complicated cases of lower urinary tract obstruction. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000;183:324-30; discussion 330-3.
  9. Quintero R, Morales W, Bornick P, Allen M, Johnson P. Minimally-invasive intraluminal tracheal occlusion in a human fetus with left congenital diaphragmatic hernia at 27 weeks' gestation via direct fetal laryngoscopy. Prenat Neonat Med 2000;5:134-40.
  10. Quintero RA, Bornick PW, Morales WJ, Allen MH. Selective photocoagulation of communicating vessels in the treatment of monochorionic twins with selective growth retardation. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2001;185:689-96.
  11. Quintero RA, Homsy Y, Bornick PW, Allen M, Johnson PK. In-utero treatment of fetal bladder-outlet obstruction by a ureterocele. Lancet 2001;357:1947-8.
  12. Quintero RA, Bermudez C, Becerra CH, Bornick PW, Allen M. Intra-amniotic ultrasound. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2001;18:681-2.
  13. Quintero RA, Morales WJ, Bornick PW, Allen M, Garabelis N. Surgical treatment of spontaneous rupture of membranes: the amniograft-- first experience. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002;186:155-7.
  14. Quintero RA, Huhta J, Suh E, Chmait R, Romero R, Angel J. In utero cardiac fetal surgery: laser atrial septotomy in the treatment of hypoplastic left heart syndrome with intact atrial septum. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2005;193:1424-8.
  15. Suh E, Quintessenza J, Huhta J, Quintero R. How to grow a heart: fibreoptic guided fetal aortic valvotomy. Cardiol Young 2006;16 Suppl 1:43-6.
  16. Quintero RA, Ishii K, Chmait RH, Bornick PW, Allen MH, Kontopoulos EV. Sequential selective laser photocoagulation of communicating vessels in twin-twin transfusion syndrome. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2007 Oct;20(10):763-8.
  17. Quintero RA, Kontopoulos EV, Bornick PW, Allen MH. In utero laser treatment of type II vasa previa. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2007 Dec;20(12):847-51.