{"title":"Foetal surgery for spina bifida","authors":"Danielle S. Walsh , N.Scott Adzick","doi":"10.1016/S1084-2756(03)00030-7","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In utero repair of open spina bifida or myelomeningocele (MMC) is now performed in selected patients and presents an additional alternative to obstetricians and neonatologists counselling expectant mothers carrying a foetus with MMC. Early foetal intervention may improve neurologic outcomes and reduce the hindbrain herniation associated with the Arnold-Chiari II malformation in open spina bifida. These changes may improve long-term neurologic function and limit requirements for shunt placements and other surgical interventions. Further research is needed to better understand the pathophysiology of MMC, the ideal timing and technique of repair, and the long-term impact of in utero intervention. A prospective, randomized clinical trial is planned comparing prenatal MMC repair with postnatal repair.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":74783,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in neonatology : SN","volume":"8 3","pages":"Pages 197-205"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2003-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1084-2756(03)00030-7","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Seminars in neonatology : SN","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1084275603000307","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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In utero repair of open spina bifida or myelomeningocele (MMC) is now performed in selected patients and presents an additional alternative to obstetricians and neonatologists counselling expectant mothers carrying a foetus with MMC. Early foetal intervention may improve neurologic outcomes and reduce the hindbrain herniation associated with the Arnold-Chiari II malformation in open spina bifida. These changes may improve long-term neurologic function and limit requirements for shunt placements and other surgical interventions. Further research is needed to better understand the pathophysiology of MMC, the ideal timing and technique of repair, and the long-term impact of in utero intervention. A prospective, randomized clinical trial is planned comparing prenatal MMC repair with postnatal repair.
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