Open fetal surgery for myelomeningocele: A review

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 265-273

  Gupta, Nalin ^a   Farrell, Jody A ^b   Rand, Larry ^a   Cauldwell, Charles B ^b   Farmer, Diana ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiari malformation type I; Fetal surgery; Hydrocephalus; Myelomeningocele

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; INDOMETACIN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NAFCILLIN; OPIATE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FETUS SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYSTEROTOMY; INFORMED CONSENT; LUNG EDEMA; MENINGOMYELOCELE; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SELECTION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SCREENING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

FEMALE; FETAL THERAPIES; FETUS; HUMANS; HYSTEROTOMY; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84857836792     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.12.PEDS11403     Document Type: Review

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