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Open fetal myelomeningocele repair at a university hospital: surgery and pregnancy outcomes.

Luana Sarmento Neves da RochaVictor BundukiAntonio Gomes de Amorim FilhoDaniel Dante CardealHamilton MatushitaHermann Dos Santos FernandesFernando Souza NaniRossana Pulcinelli Vieira FranciscoMario Henrique Burlacchini de Carvalho
Published in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2021)
Open fetal surgery for MMC was performed at a Brazilian public tertiary care center, resulting in three grade 4 maternal complications. Relevant fetal complications were also present. The use of a standard classification system for complications renders studies more comparable and data more useful for counseling patients. Adjustments of perioperative procedures and long-term follow-up are needed to determine the real benefit of open in utero repair of MMC at our hospital.
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