Outcomes of Postnatal Myelomeningocele Repair in a Japanese Single-center Cohort: A Comparison with the Management of Myelomeningocele Study Trial [PDF]
Neurologia Medico-ChirurgicaFetal surgery for myelomeningocele is not yet standard practice in Japan. To establish baseline data for the outcomes of standard postnatal care for patients eligible for fetal surgery, we compared the results from our large, single-institution cohort ...
Kenichi USAMI +4 more
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Fetal surgery for myelomeningocele: initial results of a tertiary public hospital [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e ObstetríciaObjective: To describe preliminary results of open fetal myelomeningocele surgeries performed at a tertiary public hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, analyzing epidemiological aspects as well as maternal and fetal perioperative complications.
Ingrid Schwach +9 more
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A Modified Warner and Fackler Technique With Posterior Plate for Kyphectomy in a Myelomeningocele Patient With Lumbar Kyphosis [PDF]
Case Reports in OrthopedicsCongenital kyphotic spinal deformities in children with myelomeningocele are usually progressive and can impair sitting posture. Kyphectomy is classically performed to restore spinal alignment, but the procedure is historically associated with high ...
J. Manuel Sarmiento +4 more
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Myelomeningocele closure: A review and decision-making guidance [PDF]
JPRAS OpenBackground: Myelomeningocele, the most severe neural tube defect, results from failed neural tube closure during embryogenesis, leading to herniation of the spinal cord and meninges through a vertebral defect.
Elie Ghadban +4 more
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Clinical Outcomes of Myelomeningocele Defect Closure: 10-year Experience from a Single Center [PDF]
Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryMyelomeningocele is the most common congenital abnormality of the central nervous system. We present our experience and review the postoperative outcomes and complications by conducting a retrospective observational study.
Wee Lim, Teck Law, Salina Ibrahim
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The Mechanism of Bladder Injury in Fetal Rats With Myelomeningocele
Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 BackgroundBladder dysfunction has been implicated as a major cause of progressive renal failure in children with neurogenic bladder. However, its pathogenesis remains unclear.
Ying Liu +5 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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Congenital cardiac anomalies in myelomeningocele patients [PDF]
Acta Medica Academica, 2014 Objective. Myelomeningocele may be isolated but more frequently is associated with other anomalies. Congenital heart disease occurs with different incidence rate in myelomeningocele which is observed more frequently with skeletal malformations.
Iman Moeini Naghani +5 more
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Fetal myelomeningocele repair: Where are we and where can we go? [PDF]
, 2015 The posterior arches of the cervical vertebrae of 30 children who died with a myelomeningocele in the lower thoracic, lumbar or sacral region were examined; in 70 per cent of these cases a defect was found in the posterior arch of the atlas, which was ...
Araujo Júnior, E. (Edward) +2 more
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Amniotic fluid brain-specific proteins are biomarkers for spinal cord injury in experimental myelomeningocele [PDF]
, 2005 Myelomeningocele (MMC), the most severe form of spina bifida (SB), causes neurological deficit. Injury to the spinal cord is thought to begin in utero. We investigated whether brain-specific proteins (BSPs) would enable us to monitor the development of ...
Copp, AJ, Petzold, A, Stiefel, D
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