Percutaneous fetoscopic patch closure of human spina bifida aperta: advances in fetal surgical techniques may obviate the need for early postnatal neurosurgical intervention.
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Abstract
A percutaneous minimally invasive fetoscopic approach was attempted for closure of
a spina bifida aperta in two fetuses with L5 lesions. The goal was to obviate the
need for postnatal neurosurgery to manage this condition.
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Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, German Center for Fetal Surgery &
Minimally-Invasive Therapy, University of Bonn, Sigmund Freud Str. 25, 53105 Bonn,
Germany. thomas.kohl@ukb.uni-bonn.de