ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2021
Hydrocephalus in myelomeningocele.
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- Prevalence of spinal deformities in myelomeningoceles treated in utero and postnatally, utilizing 3D external orthopedic system (EOS) panoramic radiographic technology.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025Article
- Meningomyelocele Perioperative Management in Neonatal: Case Series.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Myelomeningocele: Long-Term Neurosurgical Management.Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery · 2024Review
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- Somatic Development Disorders in Children and Adolescents Affected by Syndromes and Diseases Associated with Neurodysfunction and Hydrocephalus Treated/Untreated Surgically.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo investigate certain aspects of hydrocephalus in patients with myelomeningocele.
methodsWe retrospectively analyzed data of 1050 patients with myelomeningocele who underwent surgical treatment between June 1991 and June 2021. These patients were divided into three groups: group 1 consisted of patients who underwent surgery after the first 6 h of life, group 2 consisted of patients who underwent surgery within the first 6 h, and group 3 consisted of patients who underwent surgery during the fetal period and before 26 6/7 weeks of gestation.
resultsThere were 125, 590, and 335 patients in groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively. In groups 1 and 2, 593 (83%) patients developed hydrocephalus after birth and required ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement in the maternity ward, mainly within the first 4 days of life. In contrast, in group 3, 24 (7.2%) patients required surgery to treat hydrocephalus after birth. Hydrocephalus was the primary cause of mortality in groups 1 and 2, with mortality rates of 35% and 10%, respectively. In group 3, the mortality rate was 0.8% and was not related to hydrocephalus.
conclusionThe onset of hydrocephalus is directly related to myelomeningocele closure in neurosurgery.
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