CNB MEDICAL NEWS: Scan may identify best candidates for fetal spina bifida surgery

 

NIH-funded study links enlarged brain cavities to need for second surgery after birth

Fetuses with enlarged ventricles — the fluid-filled cavities inside the brain — may be less likely than their counterparts to benefit from surgery in the womb to treat spina bifida, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. 

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