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Fetal profile in fetuses with open spina bifida [PDF]
Abstract Objective To determine whether the frontomaxillary facial (FMF) angle and the prefrontal space ratio (PFSR) are helpful in screening for open spinal defects by ultrasound in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. Methods The FMF angle and the PFSR were measured in fetuses with spina bifida according to standardized protocols.
Prodan, Natalia +6 more
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Open Fetal Microneurosurgery for Intrauterine Spina Bifida Repair [PDF]
Objectives: The aim of the study was to describe the feasibility of open fetal microneurosurgery for intrauterine spina bifida (SB) repair and to compare perinatal outcomes with cases managed using the classic open fetal surgery technique. Methods: In this study, we selected a cohort of consecutive fetuses with isolated open SB referred to our fetal ...
Rogelio, Cruz-Martínez +15 more
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Whether it is for collaboration on folic acid fortification or the standardization of care efforts concerning neurogenic bowel dysfunction, a global forum on neural tube defects related issues is needed. Propitiously, the 2023 Spina Bifida World Congress
Jonathan Castillo +3 more
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Mothers’ Perceived Difficulties in the Management of Chronic Conditions of Children with Spina Bifida: A Qualitative Descriptive Approach [PDF]
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to identify and describe the caregiving difficulties that mothers of children with spina bifida experience from their own perspectives. Methods: A qualitative descriptive study was designed.
Seoung-Wha Lim, Myungsun Yi
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We present a case of a fetus with cranial abnormalities typical of open spina bifida but with an intact spine shown on both ultrasound and fetal MRI.
Olivier Leroij +3 more
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Comparison of Two- and Three-dimensional Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Lesion Level in Fetuses with Spina Bifida [PDF]
Purpose To evaluate the precision of both two- and three-dimensional ultrasonography in determining vertebral lesion level (the first open vertebra) in patients with spina bifida. Methods This was a prospective longitudinal study comprising of fetuses
Márcio José Rosa Requeijo +5 more
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Expectation of life and unexpected death in open spina bifida [PDF]
Hunt GM, Oakeshott P
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First, to investigate the correlation between prenatal presurgery anatomical and motor levels of the lesion with motor level at birth in cases undergoing prenatal repair of open spina bifida and, second, to identify factors leading to a loss of two or ...
N. Maíz +7 more
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Lifestyle in adults aged 35 years who were born with open spina bifida: prospective cohort study. [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND METHODS: From 1963 to 1971, 117 babies with open spina bifida were treated non-selectively from birth. In 2002 we reviewed all the survivors by postal questionnaire and telephone call.
Oakeshott Pippa +5 more
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Spina bifida is a congenital bone malformation with incomplete closure of the dorsal vertebral arches that may occur in association with protrusion of the meninges or spinal cord and meninges due to the vertebral defect.
Mônica V. B. Arias +5 more
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