Sutton Leslie N, Adzick N Scott, Johnson Mark P
Division of Neurosurgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19087, USA.
Childs Nerv Syst. 2003 Aug;19(7-8):587-91. doi: 10.1007/s00381-003-0787-0. Epub 2003 Jul 15.
Although in utero treatment of myelomeningocele shows promise in decreasing the morbidity of this disease, the risks to the fetus are significant, and the benefits are unproven.
The upcoming trial represents one of the few times that the pediatric neurosurgical community has come together to test a new procedure.
