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.

There are three types of spina bifida: myelomeningocele, meningocele, and spina bifida occulta. ... There is usually no opening in the baby’s back, but only a gap in the spine.

Newborn surgery. Another option is surgery shortly after birth, often in the first 24-48 hours. If the baby has meningocele, the surgeon will put the membrane around the spinal cord back in place ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.