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Prenatal myelomeningocele repair: report of an inaugural case and considerations about the implementation of a new fetal neurosurgery program

Archives of Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2022
Myelomeningocele (MMC) or open spina bifida is a neural tube defect which consists of a cleft in the vertebral column and a correspondent defect in the skin, causing the meninges and the spinal cord to be exposed.
Carlos Eduardo Barros Jucá, Francisco Herlânio Costa Carvalho, Antônio Aldo Melo Filho, Fernanda Oliveira de Castro, Denise Ellen Francelino Cordeiro, Enzo Studart de Lucena Feitosa, Renata Viana Brígido de Moura Jucá, Francisco Edson de Lucena Feitosa   +7 more
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Rehabilitation in a child with Chiari II malformation, lumbosacral meningomyelocele, achondroplasia and impaired respiratory regulation – a case report and literature review

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Background Chiari II malformation occurs in one of 1000 live births and causes posterior fossa malformation. In Chiari II malformation, a lumbosacral meningomyelocele is nearly always present.
Riekje Neißkenwirth, Christian Mathys, M. Hitz, Tobias Linden, Martin Groß   +4 more
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Triple Use of Autologous Amnion Graft in the Treatment of Meningomyelocele and Split Cord Malformation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2020
Summary: This article describes the triple use of autologous amnion graft as a new procedure in the treatment of myelomeningocele and in myelomeningocele with split cord malformation.
L. de Weerd, Kristin Sjåvik, L. K. Pedersen, S. Weum, R. O. Hennig   +4 more
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Dorsal intercostal artery flap: a reliable option for coverage of myelomeningocele defects: a case series

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Meningomyelocele is a common congenital condition and its reconstruction poses a challenge for surgeons. The dorsal intercostal artery (DICA) flap offers a one-stage tension-free closure with adequate results.
Majid Khan, Faisal Sher, Muhammad Taimoor, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Safdar Ali Shaikh   +4 more
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Myelodysplasia Rehabilitation in Children: a Review [PDF]

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INTRODUCTION. 1.5 thousand children with myelodysplasia (MD) are born in Russia every year. To improve the quality of life, most of them need lifelong medical supervision and rehabilitation. The topic of medical rehabilitation in MD in children is poorly
Anna M. Nekrasova, Rezeda A. Bodrova, Darya L. Nefedeva   +2 more
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Open spina bifida characterisation in a dog foetus

Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2023
Background Open spina bifida is an uncommon malformation in animals, and there is a lack of imaging, clinical, and pathological characterisation of this condition in dogs.
Yue Chen, Dan Su, Xiaorong Sun, Wenjuan Gui   +3 more
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Meningomyelocele Repair in a Premature Newborn with Hydrocephalus: Anaesthetic Confronts and Management [PDF]

Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 2017
Deficit of neural tube closure in the initial phases of intrauterine development leads to a gamut of abnormalities ranging from spina-bifida occulta, a relatively benign condition, to encephalocele and meningomyelocele, an anomaly in vertebral bodies ...
Sandhya Ghodke, R.N. Hiremath, Sumeena Basandra   +2 more
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Epidemiology of Spina Bifida Cystica in Sohag: A Hospital-Based Study

Egyptian Spine Journal, 2015
Background Data: Neural tube defects (NTDs) include a wide variety of pathologies due to the intrauterine failure of neural tube closure. It includes anencephaly which is incompatible with life, encephalocele and myelomeningocele and meningocele ...
Ahmed Saro, Magda Ali, Roshdy Elkhayat
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Midterm Outcome of AB0 Incompatible Kidney Transplantation in Children and Adolescents—A Single Center Experience

Pediatric Transplantation, Volume 30, Issue 1, January 2026.
AB0‐incompatible kidney transplantation in children can be performed with excellent results. Midterm outcome of AB0 incompatible KTx was not inferior to that of AB0 compatible KTx. Graft survival and graft function were comparably good in both groups. There was no increase in infectious complications or malignancies with AB0i KTx.
Christina Taylan, Sabine I. Mückenhausen, Lutz T. Weber, Dirk L. Stippel, Julia Thumfart   +4 more
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Hydrocephalus and Shunt Infections

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1987
In the 10-year period, 1973-82, 431 children underwent cerebrospinal fluid shunt insertion for hydrocephalus at Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago.
J Gordon Millichap
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