Fetal Ventricular Measurement in Determination for Intrauterine Closure of Myelomeningoceles

Authors

Paige Lundy, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Emanuel Vlastos, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Paul A. Grabb, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow

Publication Date

5-2019

Files

Mentor, Preceptor, Principle Investigator

Mentor: Paul Grabb MD

Abstract

Prenatal closure of myelomeningoceles for fetuses with ventricular width of greater than 15 mm at the time of intrauterine screening (19-25 weeks) has been discouraged, but little is documented regarding the details of ventricle measurement, modality, and timing. This study concludes that ultrasound and MRI provide different results in regards to fetal ventricle size. If treatment recommendations are going to be offered or withheld based on the 15 mm "rule" the method of fetal imaging must be taken into account.

MeSH Keywords

Myelomeningocele; Fetal Therapies; Ultrasonography; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Comparative Study

Keywords

Fetal Surgery; Ventricle Measurement; Spina Bifida

Disciplines

Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Pediatrics | Surgery

Notes

Presented at Children's Mercy Kansas City Research Days, May 2019.

Recommended Citation

Lundy, Paige; Vlastos, Emanuel; and Grabb, Paul A., "Fetal Ventricular Measurement in Determination for Intrauterine Closure of Myelomeningoceles" (2019). Posters. 108.
https://scholarlyexchange.childrensmercy.org/posters/108