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 CarvalhoPublished 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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