title: Primary skin closure in large myelomeningoceles.
abstract: Numerous reconstructive methods have been described for the soft tissue closure of large myelomeningoceles. Recent advances in techniques of soft tissue expansion provide yet another reconstructive option. Tissue expansion allows for primary closure of the defect with surrounding tissue, resulting in minimal donor site morbidity. This report illustrates the technique of tissue expansion in the closure of a large myelomeningocele.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Teichgraeber
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Parks
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000601:surgery*; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000379:methods*