Intrauterine surgery in myelomeningocele.
Intrauterine surgery for repair of fetal myelomeningocele has been performed since 1994. Open repair through a hysterotomy has been performed since 1997. Although much has been published about diagnosis, counseling, case selection, pre-, intra-, and postoperative management, delivery and long-term sequelae for both mother and baby, and associated ethical issues, several questions have yet to be openly discussed in a public forum.
Bruner
Joseph P
JP
The Perinatal Center, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, 501 19th Street, Suite 304, Knoxville, TN 37916, USA. jbruner@covhlth.com
D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005332:Fetoscopy; D006801:Humans; D020883:Hysterotomy; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000601:surgery*; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome