Analysis of wound complications of patients with meningomyelocele
Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2020 Aims: During the closure of meningomyelocele defects, complications such as dehiscence, flap loss, or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks may be encountered.
Koray Gursoy +5 more
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Perioperative Anaesthetic Challenges in a Case of Lumbosacral Meningomyelocele: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic ResearchMeningomyelocele is a congenital neural tube defect caused due to incomplete closure of the neural tube during foetal development. In meningomyelocele, a sac is formed due to herniation of the neural tissues and cerebrospinal fluid through defective ...
Poornima Dhakshinamurthy +1 more
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Neural tube defects: current view on etiology, prenatal prevention, and early diagnosis. A review
Consilium Medicum, 2023 A literature review on the etiology, prevention, and early diagnosis of neural tube defects is presented, focusing on the causes and risk factors for these disorders.
Liliyana A. Chugunova +2 more
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Clinical Outcomes of Large Meningomyelocele Defect Repair by Bilateral Fasciocutaneous Rotation and Advancement Flaps with Perforators [PDF]
Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2017 Objective: Neural tube defects occur in approximately one in 1000 live births in the US. Myelomeningocele (MMC) is the most common and severe form of spina bifida aperta.
Mustafa Kürşat Evrenos +5 more
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Technique with double muscle and fasciocutaneous flap in the correction of sciatic pressure ulcers [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2022 Pressure ulcers are lesions caused on the skin and underlying tissues due to local pressure force, usually at points of bony prominences. Here, we mention the case of a bedridden patient due to a spinal cord injury caused by myelomeningocele who ...
Flávia Mesquita Soares +1 more
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Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2021 Background Myelomeningocele is a frequently seen condition at tertiary care hospitals. Its treatment involves a variety of plastic reconstructive techniques. Herein, we present a series of myelomeningocele patients treated using keystone flaps.
Beatriz Hatsue Kushida-Contreras +1 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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Mature cystic teratoma mimicking meningomyelocele
, 2021 Teratomas are benign germ cell tumors originating from at least two germ layers, mostly of ectodermal and mesodermal origin. Mature teratomas are the most common subtype and develop from well-differentiated germ cells.
Balci, Mahi +4 more
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Untreated meningomyelocele and squamous cell carcinoma: a case report and literature review
, 2023 Background Early closure of the meningocele, meningomyelocele, is essential to prevent complications such as hypothermia, infection in the postnatal period. But for some reasons, it is not always possible to repair early.
Kurt-Ozkaya, Nese, Nese Kurt-Ozkaya
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Fetus-in-fetu: A tale of the trapped triplets
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2023 A 7-day-old male child presented with abdominal distention and jaundice. Radiological investigations revealed an encapsulated sac encasing three fetus-in-fetu (FIF) in the retroperitoneum.
Ruchira Nandan +5 more
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