Fetoscopy for meningomyelocele repair: past, present and future

ABSTRACT Meningomyelocele is a malformation with high prevalence, and one of its main comorbidities is Arnold-Chiari malformation type II. The intrauterine repair of this defect has been studied to reduce the progressive spinal cord damage during gestation. The purpose of the present review was to d...

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Main Authors: Nicole Silva Bevilacqua, Denise Araujo Lapa Pedreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082015000200021&lng=en&tlng=en