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Preoperative Care of the Newborn with Myelomeningocele

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Children with spina bifida comprise one of the largest groups of patients for whom pediatric neurosurgeons care. Management of these children is extraordinarily complex and may require the integrated efforts of caregivers from many disciplines.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Marmara University Medical Center, Istanbul, Turkey

    M. Memet Özek

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey

    M. Memet Özek

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Memet Özek, M. (2008). Preoperative Care of the Newborn with Myelomeningocele. In: The Spina Bifida. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0651-5_8

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