Potential higher risk of tethered spinal cord in children after prenatal surgery for myelomeningocele: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jochem K H Spoor Charlotte C KikMarie-Lise C van VeelenClemens DirvenJena L MillerMari L GrovesPhilip L J DeKoninckAhmet A BaschatAlex J Eggink

Published in: PloS one (2023)

This review found no significant increase in relative risk of TSC between prenatal and postnatal closure in MMC patients, but a trend of increased TSC in the prenatal group. More long-term data on TSC after fetal closure is needed for better counseling and outcomes in MMC.

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