Fetal Myelomeningocele Closure in the Setting of Maternal Body Mass Index 35 to 40
Maternal-fetal surgery for open neural tube defect closure is not associated with increased risks among patients with a maternal BMI of 35 to 40 kg/m2. Extending the initial inclusion criteria for prenatal MMC closure has the potential to expand access to patients with a higher risk for open neural tube defects.
Authors
- Joseph B. Lillegard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1972-5074)
- Jena L. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0189-8265)
- Ueli Moehrlen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6418-1136)
- Alekhya Jampa
- Stephen P. Emery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8539-7566)
- Samer K. Elbabaa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1733-1941)
- Foong‐Yen Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4362-8431)
- Aimen F. Shaaban (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9459-107X)
- Mauro Schenone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2118-4852)
- Michael V. Zaretsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6465-8846)
- KuoJen Tsao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1223-6980)
- David S. Hersh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1177-2201)
- Caitlin Clifford
- François I. Luks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4208-8691)
- William Goodnight (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8813-6743)
- Julie S. Moldenhauer
- Kelly Bennett
- A. Khairul Anuar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1694-4565)
- Timothy M. Crombleholme
- Shinjiro Hirose
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Brown University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children (US)
- Minnesota West Community & Technical College (US)
- Children's Hospital Colorado (US)
- University Surgical Associates (US)
- Connecticut Children's Medical Center (US)
- Magee-Womens Hospital (US)
- Hasbro Children's Hospital (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- University Children's Hospital Zurich (CH)
- Children's Minnesota (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
- Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center (US)
- University of California Davis Medical Center (US)
- Midwest Orthopaedic Research Foundation (US)
- Hartford Financial Services (United States)
- UConn Health (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000003802
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00