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      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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          Journal
          Surg Endosc
          Surgical endoscopy
          1432-2218
          0930-2794
          Apr 2009
          : 23
          : 4
          Affiliations
          [1 ] 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
          Article
          10.1007/s00464-008-0153-0
          18818968
          ed69a14b-dfe5-4a83-8d85-02dfd77bce57
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