Amniotic Membrane Interposition Graft for Open Fetal Myelomeningocele Repair
Amniotic patch interposition for fetal MMC repair can be performed safely alongside standard MMC repair techniques. Evidence for effectiveness on rates of subsequent detethering surgeries requires larger studies with longer follow-up.
Authors
- Michael R. Harrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3776-8892)
- John P. Andrews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8025-1525)
- Alex Y. Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4292-0206)
- Rachel Perry
- Hanmin Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7847-4893)
- Nalin Gupta
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Operative Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/ons.0000000000001552
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00