Closure of meningomyelocele defects using various types of keystone-design perforator island flaps [PDF]
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2021 Background Various methods have been described to close large meningomyelocele defects, but no technique has been proven superior to others. This study presents cases of meningomyelocele defect closure with a keystone-design perforator island flap.
Nandita Melati Putri +2 more
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Case Report: Surgical management of a meningomyelocele in a cat [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceA 2. 5-year-old domestic shorthair cat was presented for evaluation of chronic progressive paraparesis and urinary incontinence characterized by leaking small amounts of urine and incomplete bladder emptying.
Kelly M. Muller +3 more
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Double the Diagnosis: A Case Report of Dizygotic Twins With Meningomyelocele. [PDF]
CureusThe formation of neural tube defects, such as a meningomyelocele, is often sporadic and more common in monozygotic twin gestations but can be associated with folic acid deficiency and rarely occurs in dizygotic twins.
Ina EA, Roberts CC.
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Missed anterior sacral meningomyelocele presenting with obstructive uropathy
Urology Case Reports, 2021 A 2-month-old full-term female presented with a large anterior sacral meningomyelocele resulting in transient obstructive uropathy with bilateral hydronephrosis and acute kidney injury.
Terry Zhu, Jullet Han, Evalynn Vasquez
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A Conundrum of Colliding Conditions: A Histopathological Case Report of Chiari Type III with Complete Spina Bifida Aperta [PDF]
ReportsBackground and Clinical Significance: Spina bifida in the cervical region is closely associated with Chiari malformation, which is an amalgamation of terminology for separate conditions with similar pathophysiological mechanisms and progression from one ...
George Stoyanov +3 more
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Clinical Outcomes and Complication Rates of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts in Hydrocephalic Infants with Meningomyelocele: A Ten-Year Review at a Single Institution [PDF]
ChildrenBackground/Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the surgical treatment and management of hydrocephalus in infants with meningomyelocele and compare the single-center experience with the previous studies.
Çağlar Türk +5 more
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Anesthetic challenges in leaking meningomyelocele repair in a neonate
Journal of Marine Medical Society, 2019 Meningomyelocele is a neural tube defect, which comprises of a saccular protrusion containing a neural placode bathed in cerebral spinal fluid. Arachnoid covers the surface of the sac and dura or skin is missing.
Vidhu Bhatnagar +2 more
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Meningomyelocele Perioperative Management in Neonatal: Case Series. [PDF]
Children (Basel)Background: Myelomeningocele (MMC) is a congenital malformation affecting the central nervous system, categorized as a neural tube defect (NTDs). In untreated cases, the mortality rate within the first six months of life ranges from 35% to 70%. Globally,
Suryaningrat FR +5 more
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Incidence of neural tube defects in tertiary care university hospital in Bangladesh [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental PediatricsBackground Although national population-based birth defect prevalence estimates are unavailable for Bangladesh specifically, data extrapolated from the March Dimes Global Birth Defects Report indicate a prevalence of neural tube defects (NTDs) of 4.7 per
Ismat Jahan +7 more
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Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1995 The prevalence of seizures and epilepsy and the occurrence of other brain malformations or structural abnormalities were examined in 81 children with meningomyelocele followed at the multidisciplinary Children’s Clinics for Rehabilitative Services ...
J Gordon Millichap
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