The clinical experience of fetoscopic repair of myelomeningocele in Taiwan: The dilemma in prenatal decision-making and first successful case

• Main Authors: Ming Feng (Author), Pei-Chen Chen (Author), Guan-Ru Lin (Author), Tzu-Yi Lin (Author), T'sang-T'ang Hsieh (Author), Steven W. Shaw (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Objective: Myelomeningocele (MMC) is the most severe type of spina bifida, with an incidence of 1.87 per 10,000 live births in Taiwan. Exposure of the lesion to amniotic fluid exacerbates neurological outcomes, while fetal surgery for MMC repair, now a routine practice, improves postnatal...