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Chapter 46 - Midgestational Fetal Procedures

Prenatal Repair of an Open Neural Tube Defect

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 November 2019

By
Mario Patino  and
Arvind Chandrakantan
Edited by
Adam C. Adler ,
Arvind Chandrakantan  and
Ronald S. Litman
Adam C. Adler
Affiliation:
Texas Children's Hospital
Arvind Chandrakantan
Affiliation:
Texas Children's Hospital
Ronald S. Litman
Affiliation:
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Summary

This chapter, provides an overview for midgestational approach to neural tube defects. The authors describe pathophysiology and associated anomalies related to neural tube defects. The surgical approaches and related anesthetic implications are discussed.

Keywords

Neural tube defectmid-gestationmyelomeningocelehysterotomyhydrocephalusChiari II malformationpre-term deliveryfetoscopic intervention
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Case Studies in Pediatric Anesthesia , pp. 197 - 201
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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