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Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -)
Published in: Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -) 3/2018

01-08-2018 | Review Article

Prenatal surgery for spina bifida: a therapeutic dilemma. Proceedings of the SHINE conference, Belfast

Authors: Mano Shanmuganathan, Deborah A. Sival, Kelly-Ann Eastwood, Katie Morris, Jacqueline Cartmill, Axel Heep, Janusz Bohosiewicz, Agnieszka Pastuszka, Alyson Hunter, Amanda Ali, Roy McConnell, Darach Crimmins, Fergal Malone, Carolyn Bailie, Jan Deprest, Cathy McKillop, Zarko Alfirevic, Fionnuala McAuliffe, Stephen Ong

Published in: Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -) | Issue 3/2018

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Abstract

This is a transcript of a scientific conference on the subject of prenatal surgery for spina bifida. It represents the views of three patients, an obstetrician, a postnatal neurosurgeon, a neonatologist, a paediatric neurologist, two surgeons who practice open spina bifida foetal surgery, a fetoscopic surgeon and an obstetrician experienced in randomised trials and systematic reviews. Implications for current practice and recommendations for future research are also discussed in detail.
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Metadata
Title
Prenatal surgery for spina bifida: a therapeutic dilemma. Proceedings of the SHINE conference, Belfast
Authors
Mano Shanmuganathan
Deborah A. Sival
Kelly-Ann Eastwood
Katie Morris
Jacqueline Cartmill
Axel Heep
Janusz Bohosiewicz
Agnieszka Pastuszka
Alyson Hunter
Amanda Ali
Roy McConnell
Darach Crimmins
Fergal Malone
Carolyn Bailie
Jan Deprest
Cathy McKillop
Zarko Alfirevic
Fionnuala McAuliffe
Stephen Ong
Publication date
01-08-2018
Publisher
Springer London
Published in
Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -) / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0021-1265
Electronic ISSN: 1863-4362
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-017-1709-6

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