 Meningomyelocele
"Meningomyelocele" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Congenital, or rarely acquired, herniation of meningeal and spinal cord tissue through a bony defect in the vertebral column. The majority of these defects occur in the lumbosacral region. Clinical features include PARAPLEGIA, loss of sensation in the lower body, and incontinence. This condition may be associated with the ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION and HYDROCEPHALUS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, pp35-6)
| Descriptor ID |
D008591
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.500.680.610 C16.131.666.680.610
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| Concept/Terms |
Meningomyelocele- Meningomyelocele
- Meningomyeloceles
- Myelomeningocele
- Myelomeningoceles
Acquired Meningomyelocele- Acquired Meningomyelocele
- Acquired Meningomyeloceles
- Meningomyelocele, Acquired
- Meningomyeloceles, Acquired
- Myelomeningocele, Acquired
- Acquired Myelomeningocele
- Acquired Myelomeningoceles
- Myelomeningoceles, Acquired
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meningomyelocele" by people in Profiles.
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Rocque BG, Jensen H, Reeder RW, Rozzelle CJ, Kulkarni AV, Pollack IF, McDowell MM, Naftel RP, Jackson EM, Whitehead WE, Pindrik JA, Isaacs AM, Strahle JM, McDonald PJ, Tamber MS, Hankinson TC, Browd SR, Hauptman JS, Krieger MD, Chu J, Riva-Cambrin J, Limbrick DD, Holubkov R, Kestle JRW, Wellons JC. Racial disparities in hydrocephalus mortality and shunt revision: a study from the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2025 Jun 01; 35(6):554-562.
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Chu DI, Liu T, Williams T, Mix J, Ahn J, Austin JC, Baum M, Clayton D, Jarosz S, Joseph D, Roth E, Routh J, Tu D, Vasquez E, Wallis MC, Wiener J, Cheng E, Yerkes E, Tanaka S. Diagnostic Test Characteristics of Ultrasound-Based Hydronephrosis for Chronic Kidney Disease in Children and Adolescents With Myelomeningocele: Results From the UMPIRE and National Spina Bifida Patient Registry Cohort Studies. J Urol. 2025 Mar; 213(3):341-349.
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Stewart A, Hale AT, Saccomano BW, Barkley AS, Hopson BD, Arynchyna-Smith A, Johnston JM, Rocque BG, Blount JP, Rozzelle CJ. Neurosurgical management of Myelomeningocele in premature infants: a case series. Childs Nerv Syst. 2024 Nov; 40(11):3609-3614.
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Bardill JR, Laughter MR, Anderson JB, Hoffman H, Gilani A, Koster MI, Marwan AI. Immunohistochemical and Histopathological Characterization of Spina Bifida Defect Tissues Removed After Prenatal and Postnatal Surgical Repair. Fetal Pediatr Pathol. 2024 May-Jun; 43(3):225-233.
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Leach GA, Pflibsen LR, Roberts AD, O'Connor MJ, Bristol RE, Mabee MK, Almader-Douglas D, Schaub TA. Meningomyelocele Reconstruction: Comparison of Repair Methods via Systematic Review. J Craniofac Surg. 2023 Oct 01; 34(7):2040-2045.
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Szymanski KM, Adams CM, Alkawaldeh MY, Austin PF, Bowman RM, Castillo H, Castillo J, Chu DI, Estrada CR, Fascelli M, Frimberger DC, Gargollo PC, Hamdan DG, Hecht SL, Hopson B, Husmann DA, Jacobs MA, MacNeily AE, McLeod DJ, Metcalfe PD, Meyer T, Misseri R, O'Neil J, Rensing AJ, Routh JC, Rove KO, Sawin KJ, Schlomer BJ, Shamblin I, Sherlock RL, Slobodov G, Stout J, Tanaka ST, Weiss DA, Wiener JS, Wood HM, Yerkes EB, Blount J. Causes of death among people with myelomeningocele: A multi-institutional 47-year retrospective study. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2023; 16(4):605-619.
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Vaughn AE, Louiselle AE, Tong S, Niemiec SM, Ahmad S, Zaretsky M, Galan HL, Behrendt N, Wilkinson CC, O'Neill B, Handler M, Derderian SC, Mirsky DM, Liechty KW. Early outcomes of a myofascial repair technique for fetal myelomeningocele. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Jan; 58(1):20-26.
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Barnes KS, Singh S, Barkley A, Lepard J, Hopson B, Cawyer CR, Blount JP, Rocque BG. Determination of anatomic level of myelomeningocele by prenatal ultrasound. Childs Nerv Syst. 2022 05; 38(5):985-990.
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Lillegard JB, Eyerly-Webb SA, Watson DA, Bahtiyar MO, Bennett KA, Emery SP, Fisher AJ, Goldstein RB, Goodnight WH, Lim FY, McCullough LB, Moehrlen U, Moldenhauer JS, Moon-Grady AJ, Ruano R, Skupski DW, Treadwell MC, Tsao K, Wagner AJ, Zaretsky MV. Placental Location in Maternal-Fetal Surgery for Myelomeningocele. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2022; 49(3):117-124.
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Bardill J, Gilani A, Laughter MR, Mirsky D, O'Neill B, Park D, Marwan AI. Preliminary Results of a Reverse Thermal Gel Patch for Fetal Ovine Myelomeningocele Repair. J Surg Res. 2022 02; 270:113-123.
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