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Premiere use of Integra™ artificial skin to close an extensive fetal skin defect during open in utero repair of myelomeningocele

Meuli, Martin ; Meuli-Simmen, Claudia ; Flake, Alan ; Zimmermann, Roland ; Ochsenbein, Nicole ; Scheer, Ianina ; Mazzone, Luca ; Moehrlen, Ueli

In: Pediatric Surgery International, 2013, vol. 29, no. 12, p. 1321-1326

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    Titre
    • Premiere use of Integra™ artificial skin to close an extensive fetal skin defect during open in utero repair of myelomeningocele
    Auteur
    • Meuli, Martin. The Zurich Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Meuli-Simmen, Claudia. Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic, and Hand Surgery, County Hospital of Aarau, Tellstrasse 15, 5001, Aarau, Switzerland
    • Flake, Alan. Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, 19104-4399, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Zimmermann, Roland. The Zurich Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Ochsenbein, Nicole. The Zurich Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Scheer, Ianina. The Zurich Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Mazzone, Luca. The Zurich Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Moehrlen, Ueli. The Zurich Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, Zurich, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Inglese
    Publié dans
    • Pediatric Surgery International, 2013, vol. 29, no. 12, p. 1321-1326. Springer Berlin Heidelberg
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:319501
    Summary
    Background: There are fetuses demonstrating very large myelomeningocele lesion which can not be covered with autochothonous skin. Material and Methods: We use Integra™ artifical skin for intrauterine coverage of the back lesion. A reverse latissimus dorsi flap was used postnataly to reinforce the repair site. Conclusion: Integra™ appears to be a suitable coverage for large soft tissue defects in utero. Moreover, a postnatal reverse latissimus dorsi flap appears to markedly strengthen tissue coverage over a spinal cord rescued in utero