Abstract

Materials and methods Our objective is to evaluate how to estimate the appropriate clinical outcome prenatally in isolated ventriculomegaly. Method Retrospective study, single institute (Osaka National Hospital) Materials One hundred and seventeen cases with fetal hydrocephalus were treated at Osaka National Hospital from 1992 to 2010. As 35 cases with MMC and fetal brain tumor are excluded, 82 cases were selected for this study.

Highlights

  • The prenatal management of hydrocephalus with myelomeningcele(MMC) has been established in recent years

  • Materials and methods Our objective is to evaluate how to estimate the appropriate clinical outcome prenatally in isolated ventriculomegaly

  • Retrospective study, single institute (Osaka National Hospital) Materials One hundred and seventeen cases with fetal hydrocephalus were treated at Osaka National Hospital from 1992 to 2010

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Background

The prenatal management of hydrocephalus with myelomeningcele(MMC) has been established in recent years. For the proper counselling .it is very important to clarify this entity

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