The Effect of Intrauterine Myelomeningocele Repair on the Incidence of Shunt-Dependent Hydrocephalus

Noel Tulipan,Leslie N. Sutton,Joseph P. Bruner,Brian M. Cohen,Mark P. Johnson,N. Scott Adzick

The Effect of Intrauterine Myelomeningocele Repair on the Incidence of Shunt-Dependent Hydrocephalus

2003

Noel Tulipan
Leslie N. Sutton
Joseph P. Bruner
Brian M. Cohen
Mark P. Johnson
N. Scott Adzick

Background: Intrauterine myelomeningocele repair (IUMR) was first successfully performed in 1997. Preliminary reports suggest that this procedure reduces the incidence of shunt-depe

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Pathology
Hydrocephalus
Fetus
Gestational age
Surgery
Fetal surgery
Neural tube defect
Central nervous system disease
Medicine
congenital disease
statistical analysis
Shunt (electrical)

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