Fetal Surgery for Myelomeningocele: A Critical Appraisal

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 103-109

  Meuli, Martin ^a,b   Moehrlen, Ueli ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Zurich Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

fetal surgery; myelomeningocele; prenatal diagnosis; spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; ENDOSCOPY; FETUS SURGERY; HINDBRAIN HERNIATION; HUMAN; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL FUNCTION; NEURULATION; PATHOGENESIS; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD FUNCTION;

FEMALE; FETAL THERAPIES; FETOSCOPY; HUMANS; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84876410467     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: 1439359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1343082     Document Type: Review

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