The impact of a biocellulose-based repair of fetal open spina bifida on the need to untether the cord: is it time to unify techniques for prenatal repair?
Denise Araújo LapaGustavo Yano CalladoGiulia CatissiLucas Augusto Monteiro de Castro Doin TrigoFernanda Faig-LeiteAna Paola Arthaud Berthet SevillaPublished in: Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2024)
The biocellulose-based technique was associated with a low rate of cord tethering, wich may be attributed to the lack of the duramater suture during prenatal repair, the formation of a neoduramater and/or later gestational age of surgery.