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English: An ultrasound visualisation of the spine of a foetus at 21 weeks of pregnancy. The foetus is affected by open spina bifida (spina bifida cystica). In the centre of this longitudinal scan a lumbar myelomeningocele appears as dome shaped structure attached to the lumbar region of the foetal spine. The foetus is facing downwards.
Spina bifida (SB; /ˌspaɪnə ˈbɪfɪdə/, [9] Latin for 'split spine') [10] is a birth defect in which there is incomplete closing of the spine and the membranes around the spinal cord during early development in pregnancy. [1] There are three main types: spina bifida occulta, meningocele and myelomeningocele. [1]
1 Ultrasound scan of fetal open spina bifida. Toggle the table of contents. Wikipedia: Featured picture candidates/Ultrasound of fetal spina bifida. Add languages.
After an ultrasound is used to locate the placenta and fetus, the uterus is opened 4.5 cm to expose the back of the fetus and the spina bifida lesion. ... "Although the surgery was a success ...
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Alex and Julie Armas first discovered that their baby had spina bifida during an ultrasound 14 weeks after conception. The Armases came across the Vanderbilt procedure while researching their options online. [2] This was the surgical team's 54th operation on a fetus still in the uterus. [3]
It is a multifactorial aetiology and is most typically accompanied by other defects. Rachischisis is often described as a severe form of spina bifida, with the spine not only being exposed to the exterior environment, but with the opening being large enough to allow the neural plate to spread out of the opening and to the surface. [citation needed]
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