ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2018
How much do plastic surgeons add to the closure of myelomeningoceles?
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- How much do plastic surgeons add to the closure of myelomeningoceles?Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2018Article
- Author's reply: "How much do plastic surgeons add to the closure of myelomeningoceles?"Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2018Article
- Wound Closure in Large Neural Tube Defects: Role of Rhomboid Flaps.Journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgeryArticle
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purposeThis study reviews the outcomes of children undergoing myelomeningocele (MMC) repair in the paediatric neurosurgical department in Cardiff. These procedures are historically performed by paediatric neurosurgeons with occasional support from plastic surgeons for the larger lesions. We reviewed the postoperative outcomes over a 9-year period to assess the efficacy of having a plastic surgeon present at all MMC closures.
methodsAnalysis of a prospectively collected database of all MMC closures performed at University Hospital Wales from April 2009 to August 2017 was used. Comparison was made with the published literature especially with regard to complications.
resultsThirty-one children, 13 males and 18 females, underwent MMC closure over the 9-year period. Twenty-four (77.4%) defects were closed by direct approximation. Seven patients (22.5%) required a more complex plastic procedure to obtain closure. Two patients (6.5%) had a wound complication, one wound infection and one flap edge necrosis both healing with dressings alone. Two patients had cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks that responded to ventriculo-peritoneal shunting. Two patients died from unrelated conditions during the study period.
conclusionIn our series, 7/31 (22.5%) cases involved a more complex closure in keeping with the literature. The authors feel that having the plastic surgeon at all closures has led to a low wound complication rate.
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