Intrauterine surgery in myelomeningocele

Summary Intrauterine surgery for repair of fetal myelomeningocele has been performed since 1994. Open repair through a hysterotomy has been performed since 1997. Although much has been published about diagnosis, counseling, case selection, pre-, intra-, and postoperative management, delivery and lon...

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Published in:Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine 2007-12, Vol.12 (6), p.471-476
Main Author: Bruner, Joseph P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Female
Fetal Diseases - surgery
Fetoscopy
Humans
Hysterotomy
Intrauterine surgery
Meningomyelocele - surgery
Myelomeningocele
Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine
Neurosurgery - methods
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Spina bifida
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Summary Intrauterine surgery for repair of fetal myelomeningocele has been performed since 1994. Open repair through a hysterotomy has been performed since 1997. Although much has been published about diagnosis, counseling, case selection, pre-, intra-, and postoperative management, delivery and long-term sequelae for both mother and baby, and associated ethical issues, several questions have yet to be openly discussed in a public forum.
ISSN:1744-165X
1878-0946
DOI:10.1016/j.siny.2007.06.011