| Literature DB >> 8413896 |
M L Copeland1, J P Bruner, W O Richards, H W Sundell, N B Tulipan.
Abstract
An animal model for intrauterine surgical treatment of myelomeningocele is described using sheep. We report the technical feasibility of endoscopic intrauterine skin graft placement over surgically induced defects, including over exposed spinal cord. These grafts exclude amniotic fluid from the underlying lesion and provide a matrix for fetal skin growth below the graft. The potential for human application is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8413896 DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199309000-00043
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosurgery ISSN: 0148-396X Impact factor: 4.654