Fetoscopic two-layer closure of open neural tube defects.
Carles GinéS ArévaloN MaízC RodóS ManriqueA PocaJ A MolinoElena Carreras MoratonasM LópezPublished in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2018)
Fetoscopic two-layer closure of NTD may improve the quality of the tissue covering the defect, diminishing the need for postnatal surgical revision, and preserving the well-documented beneficial effects of prenatal closure on the neural tissue and hindbrain herniation. However, this technique may not be appropriate for those cases with wide diastasis of the myofascial layer or with a low quantity of available tissue. Copyright © 2018 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.