Hindbrain herniation develops in surgically created myelomeningocele but is absent after repair in fetal lambs

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 183, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1119-1123

  Paek, Bettina W ^a   Farmer, Diana L ^a   Wilkinson, C Corbett ^a   Albanese, Craig T ^a   Peacock, Warrick ^a   Harrison, Michael R ^a   Jennings, Russell W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal surgery; Hindbrain herniation; Myelomeningocele; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN HERNIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS SURGERY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYDROCEPHALUS; LAMB; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SURGICAL INJURY;

EID: 0033676302     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.108867     Document Type: Article

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