Meningocele repair is an operation used to address a spinal birth defect. If your newborn’s spine didn’t develop correctly, an abnormal opening may be present and this operation may be necessary.

The newborn had a birth defect that left a gap in his lower spine, ... This is what happened to the boy in the image, who had a specific version of spina bifida called meningocele.

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI – A newborn died during emergency surgery that was required after a crash in Oakland County. According to the Bloomfield Township Police Department, the crash occurred when a ...

Meningocele: With this type of spina bifida, the baby has a sac protruding from the back. ... (AFP) in the sample. AFP is a protein the unborn baby produces and passes to the mother.

Clinical Snapshot Impaired Nasal Breathing Due to Transethmoidal Meningocele. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2024; 121: 453.DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0147 ...

Optic nerve sheath dilatation or meningocele is a rare condition describing an ‘enlargement and dilation of primarily the optic nerve sheath’. 1 There is an expansion of the cerebrospinal ...

Meningocele. The spinal cord develops normally, ... The surgeon implants a thin tube, or shunt, in the baby’s brain. The shunt drains away excess fluid, usually to the abdomen.

Background: Malformations of the skull base are rare anomalies, but can cause severe complications such as meningitis They are often detected not until after a history of recurrent meningitis.

Doctors at the Maternity and Children's Hospital in Najran, Saudi Arabia, were able to perform a surgical intervention to save the life of a newborn baby with a congenital head defect.

One of every 3,000 newborns is believed to have the condition. In severe cases, spinal meningocele occurs, something that condemns the patient to a lifetime of walking difficulties and sensory ...