Controversies in Fetal Surgery: Prenatal Repair of Myelomeningocele in the Modern Era. Clin Perinatol 2022 Mar;49(1):267-277
Date
02/26/2022Pubmed ID
35210005DOI
10.1016/j.clp.2021.11.015Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85123232656 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 1 CitationAbstract
Fetal surgery is a constantly evolving field that showed noticeable progress with the treatment of myelomeningocele (MMC) using prenatal repair. Despite this success, there are ongoing questions regarding the optimal approach for fetal myelomeningocele repair, as well as which patients are eligible. Expansion of the inclusion and exclusion criteria is an important ongoing area of study for myelomeningocele including the recent Management of Myelomeningocele Plus trial. The significant personal and financial burden required of families seeking treatment has likely limited its accessibility to the general population.
Author List
Marquart JP, Foy AB, Wagner AJAuthors
Andrew Foy MD Associate Professor in the Neurosurgery department at Medical College of WisconsinAmy Wagner MD Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
FemaleFetal Therapies
Fetoscopy
Fetus
Humans
Meningomyelocele
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care
Vitamins
