Keywords
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsReferences
Adzick NS (2013) Fetal surgery for spina bifida: past, present, future. Semin Pediatr Surg 22:10–17
Adzick NS, Thom EA, Spong CY, Brock JW 3rd, Burrows PK, Johnson MP, Howell LJ, Farrell JA, Dabrowiak ME, Sutton LN, Gupta N, Tulipan NB, D’Alton ME, Farmer DL, Investigators M (2011) A randomized trial of prenatal versus postnatal repair of myelomeningocele. N Engl J Med 364:993–1004
Bruner JP, Richards WO, Tulipan NB, Arney TL (1999) Endoscopic coverage of fetal myelomeningocele in utero. Am J Obstet Gynecol 180:153–158
Caldarelli M, Di Rocco C, Colosimo C Jr, Fariello G, Di Gennaro M (1995) Surgical treatment of late neurological deterioration in children with myelodysplasia. Acta Neurochir 137:199–206
Caldarelli M, Di Rocco C, La Marca F (1996) Shunt complications in the first postoperative year in children with meningomyelocele. Childs Nerv Syst ChNS Offl J Int Soc Pediatr Neurosurg 12:748–754
Caldarelli M, Di Rocco C (2008) Myelomeningocele primary repair surgical technique. In: The spina bifida management and outcome. Springer, Milan/New York, pp 143–155
Chadduck WM, Reding DL (1988) Experience with simultaneous ventriculo-peritoneal shunt placement and myelomeningocele repair. J Pediatr Surg 23:913–916
Cochrane D, Aronyk K, Sawatzky B, Wilson D, Steinbok P (1991) The effects of labor and delivery on spinal cord function and ambulation in patients with meningomyelocele. Childs Nerv Syst ChNS Offl J Int Soc Pediatr Neurosurg 7:312–315
de Chalain TM, Cohen SR, Burstein FD, Hudgins RJ, Boydston WR, O’Brien MS (1995) Decision making in primary surgical repair of myelomeningoceles. Ann Plast Surg 35:272–278
Di Rocco CCM, Ceddia A, Rende M (1998) Hydrocephalus and Chiari malformation. Munksgaad Copenhagen
Dias MS (1999) Myelomeningocele repair in utero. Pediatr Neurosurg 30:108
Dias MS, McLone DG (1993) Hydrocephalus in the child with dysraphism. Neurosurg Clin N Am 4:715–726
Fritsch MJ, Kienke S, Mehdorn HM (2004) Endoscopic aqueductoplasty: stent or not to stent? Childs Nerv Syst ChNS Offl J Int Soc Pediatr Neurosurg 20:137–142
Haddad FS (1997) Draping an infant for repair of meningomyelocele. Surg Neurol 48:530
Kumar R, Bansal KK, Chhabra DK (2002) Occurrence of split cord malformation in meningomyelocele: complex spina bifida. Pediatr Neurosurg 36:119–127
Lehman RA, Page RB, Saggers GC, Manders EK (1985) Technical note: the use of nitroglycerin ointment after precarious neurosurgical wound closure. Neurosurgery 16:701–702
Lehrman AOM (1984) Surgical repair of large meningomyeloceles. Ann Plast Surg 12:501–507
Luthy DA, Wardinsky T, Shurtleff DB, Hollenbach KA, Hickok DE, Nyberg DA, Benedetti TJ (1991) Cesarean section before the onset of labor and subsequent motor function in infants with meningomyelocele diagnosed antenatally. N Engl J Med 324:662–666
McCullough DC, Johnson DL (1994) Myelomeningocele repair: technical considerations and complications. 1988. Pediatr Neurosurg 21:83–89; discussion 90
McLaughlin TP, Banta JV, Gahm NH, Raycroft JF (1986) Intraspinal rhizotomy and distal cordectomy in patients with myelomeningocele. J Bone Joint Surg Am 68:88–94
McLone DG (1983) Results of treatment of children born with a myelomeningocele. Clin Neurosurg 30:407–412
McLone DG (1990) Technique for closure of myelomeningocele. Childs Nerv Syst ChNS Offl J Int Soc Pediatr Neurosurg 6:66–73
McLone DG (2005) Spinal dysraphism: impact of technique and technology on expectations. Clin Neurosurg 52:261–264
McLone DG, Dias MS (1991) Complications of myelomeningocele closure. Pediatr Neurosurg 17:267–273
Merrill DC, Goodwin P, Burson JM, Sato Y, Williamson R, Weiner CP (1998) The optimal route of delivery for fetal meningomyelocele. Am J Obstet Gynecol 179:235–240
Miller PD, Pollack IF, Pang D, Albright AL (1996) Comparison of simultaneous versus delayed ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion in children undergoing myelomeningocele repair. J Child Neurol 11:370–372
Mori H, Nishiyama K, Yoshimura J, Tanaka R (2007) Current status of neuroendoscopic surgery in Japan and discussion on the training system. Childs Nerv Syst ChNS Offl J Int Soc Pediatr Neurosurg 23:673–676
Lanigan MW (1993) Surgical repair of myelomeningocele. Ann Plast Surg 31:514–521
Oi S, Di Rocco C (2006) Proposal of “evolution theory in cerebrospinal fluid dynamics” and minor pathway hydrocephalus in developing immature brain. Childs Nerv Syst ChNS Offl J Int Soc Pediatr Neurosurg 22:662–669
Pang D (1995) Surgical complications of open spinal dysraphism. Neurosurg Clin N Am 6:243–257
Parent AD, McMillan T (1995) Contemporaneous shunting with repair of myelomeningocele. Pediatr Neurosurg 22:132–135; discussion 136
Park T (1999) Myelomeningocele. In: Albright L, Pollack I, Adelson D (eds). Thieme, New York, pp 291–320
Rendeli C, Nucera E, Ausili E, Tabacco F, Roncallo C, Pollastrini E, Scorzoni M, Schiavino D, Caldarelli M, Pietrini D, Patriarca G (2006) Latex sensitisation and allergy in children with myelomeningocele. Childs Nerv Syst ChNS Offl J Int Soc Pediatr Neurosurg 22:28–32
Scott RM, Wolpert SM, Bartoshesky LE, Zimbler S, Klauber GT (1986) Dermoid tumors occurring at the site of previous myelomeningocele repair. J Neurosurg 65:779–783
Spennato P, Ruggiero C, Aliberti F, Nastro A, Mirone G, Cinalli G (2013) Third ventriculostomy in shunt malfunction. World Neurosurg 79(S22):e21–e26
Tarcan T, Onol FF, Ilker Y, Alpay H, Simsek F, Ozek M (2006) The timing of primary neurosurgical repair significantly affects neurogenic bladder prognosis in children with myelomeningocele. J Urol 176:1161–1165
Zuccaro G (2003) Split spinal cord malformation. Childs Nerv Syst ChNS Offl J Int Soc Pediatr Neurosurg 19:104–105
Acknowledgements
Nothing to declare.
Conflict of Interest Statement
We declare that we have no conflict of interest.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2017 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
About this paper
Cite this paper
Mattogno, P.P., Massimi, L., Tamburrini, G., Frassanito, P., Di Rocco, C., Caldarelli, M. (2017). Myelomeningocele Repair: Surgical Management Based on a 30-Year Experience. In: Visocchi, M., Mehdorn, H.M., Katayama, Y., von Wild, K.R.H. (eds) Trends in Reconstructive Neurosurgery. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement, vol 124. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39546-3_22
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39546-3_22
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-39545-6
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-39546-3
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)