TY - JOUR
T1 - Neurosurgical management of patients with lumbosacral myeloschisis
AU - Morloka, Takato
AU - Hashiguchi, Kimiaki
AU - Mukae, Nobutaka
AU - Sayama, Tetsuro
AU - Sasaki, Tomio
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Myeloschisis is the most serious and complex congenital anomaly in spina bifida manifesta (cystica). However, with improvements in medical care and increased understanding of its pathophysiology, the associated long-term morbidity and mortality rates have been significantly reduced. This article reviews various issues associated with the neurosurgical management of patients with myeloschisis, such as perinatal management, repair surgery for myeloschisis, neurosurgical management of hydrocephalus, Chiari malformation type II, tethered cord syndrome and epilepsy, and intrauterine fetal surgery.
AB - Myeloschisis is the most serious and complex congenital anomaly in spina bifida manifesta (cystica). However, with improvements in medical care and increased understanding of its pathophysiology, the associated long-term morbidity and mortality rates have been significantly reduced. This article reviews various issues associated with the neurosurgical management of patients with myeloschisis, such as perinatal management, repair surgery for myeloschisis, neurosurgical management of hydrocephalus, Chiari malformation type II, tethered cord syndrome and epilepsy, and intrauterine fetal surgery.
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U2 - 10.2176/nmc.50.870
DO - 10.2176/nmc.50.870
M3 - Article
C2 - 20885122
AN - SCOPUS:77958106363
SN - 0470-8105
VL - 50
SP - 870
EP - 876
JO - Neurologia medico-chirurgica
JF - Neurologia medico-chirurgica
IS - 9
ER -