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OP13.07: Prenatal assessment of fetal conus medullaris in cases with closed spinal dysraphism
Author(s) -
Lakshmy S.,
Umapathy S.,
Ziyaulla T.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.202
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1469-0705
pISSN - 0960-7692
DOI - 10.1002/uog.20779
Subject(s) - conus medullaris , medicine , spinal cord , conus , anatomy , spinal dysraphism , spina bifida , diastematomyelia , cord , surgery , psychiatry
CONCLUSIONS: The importance of evaluating the conus medullaris anatomy in closed spinal dysraphic conditions is highlighted as this has important prognostic implications. Measurement of the conus distance is a feasible way to assess the position of the conus medullaris. Early detection is not only important to inform and prepare parents for the anomaly but also to allow paediatric neurosurgeons to plan surgical repair. A