Comparison of brain microstructure after prenatal spina bifida repair by either laparotomy-assisted fetoscopic or open approach.

Magdalena Sanz CortesP TorresM YepezC GuimaraesA ZarutskieA ShettyA HsiaoM PyaraliI DavilaJimmy EspinozaA A ShamshirsazAhmed A NassrW WhiteheadW LeeMichael A Belfort

Published in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2021)

Fetoscopic MMC repair has no detectable effect on brain microstructure when compared to babies repaired using an open-hysterotomy technique. CO2 insufflation of the uterine cavity during fetoscopy does not seem to have any isolated deleterious effects on fetal brain microstructure. Copyright © 2019 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Keyphrases

white matter
multiple sclerosis
resting state
functional connectivity
minimally invasive
randomized controlled trial
gestational age
subarachnoid hemorrhage