Open Fetal Myelomeningocele Repair at the Zurich Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
M Meuli, U Moehrlen, A Flake, N Ochsenbein-Kölble, M Huesler-Charles, F Krähenmann, P Biro, I Scheer, L Mazzone, R Zimmermann · Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie · 2013 · Heft 11
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Zusammenfassung
Background: The recently published MOMS Trial compared prenatal versus postnatal repair of myelomeningocele (MMC) and provided evidence that fetal surgery is the new therapeutic standard for selected fetuses with this devastating malformation. Based on these data, a Fetal Surgery Program for open fetal spina bifida repair was started at our center in 2010. This paper reports our experience with the first 9 cases. Patients and methods: The guidelines set forth by the MOMS-Trial protocol were strictly adopted. All open fetal surgeries were carried out in close collaboration with our partners from the Children's Ho…
