Absence of a Hernia Sack in Patients Undergoing Prenatal Repair of Spina Bifida Increases the Risk of Developing Shunt-Dependent Hydrocephalus.

Agnieszka Pastuszka, Tomasz Koszutski, Ewa Horzelska, Sylwia Marciniak, Mateusz Zamłyński, Anita Olejek

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Agnieszka PastuszkaDepartment of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Oncological Gynecology, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.

Tomasz KoszutskiDepartment of Pediatric Surgery and Urology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.

Ewa HorzelskaDepartment of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Oncological Gynecology, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.

Sylwia MarciniakDepartment of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Oncological Gynecology, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0197-9305

Mateusz ZamłyńskiDepartment of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Oncological Gynecology, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6554-7814

Anita OlejekDepartment of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Oncological Gynecology, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.

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Abstract

Spina bifida aperta (SBA), with (myelomeningocele) or without (myeloschisis) a hernia sack, is the most common congenital defect of the central nervous system. Prenatal surgical closure of SBA lowers the risk for developing shunt-dependent hydrocephalus, which offers a chance at improved motor, urinary, and gastrointestinal function. A total of 96 patients who had undergone open surgery prenatal repair for SBA were analyzed. The patients were divided into two groups: Group I-12 patients (12.5%)-without a hernia sack (myeloschisis) and Group II-84 patients (87.5%)-with a hernia sack (myelomeningocele). In this study, we demonstrated that prenatal SBA repair was statistically significantly less often associated with the need for ventriculoperitoneal shunting (

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hydrocephalusprenatal surgeryspina bifida

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PMID36766448

DOI10.3390/diagnostics13030343

PMCPMC9914716

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