Comparison of dorsal intercostal perforator artery flap and primary closure in myelomeningocele repair.

Tugay AtalayKadir OktayEbru GuzelLutfi TekesMehmet SolakhanServet OzkirazBahattin CelikAslan Guzel

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2020)

This surgical treatment protects neural tissue, prevent CSF leakage, and reduce central nervous system infection rates in myelomeningocele patients. Closure technique with the fasciocutaneous skin flap has more satisfying results than primary closure.

Keyphrases

soft tissue
end stage renal disease
breast reconstruction
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
spinal cord
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
cerebrospinal fluid
neuropathic pain
spinal cord injury
patient reported
wound healing