European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 146, Issue 2 , Pages 174-179 , October 2009

Inert patch with bioadhesive for gentle foetal surgery of myelomeningocele in a sheep model

  • Cesar G. Fontecha

      Affiliations

    • Paediatric Orthopaedic Unit, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Barcelona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Vall d’Hebron Hospital, Edificio Maternoinfantil, Secretaria Quirófano, Passeig Vall d’Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain. Tel.: +34 934 893 142; fax: +34 934 893 099.
    • ,
  • Jose L. Peiro

      Affiliations

    • Foetal Surgery Unit, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Marius Aguirre

      Affiliations

    • Paediatric Orthopaedic Unit, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Francisco Soldado

      Affiliations

    • Paediatric Orthopaedic Unit, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Sonia Añor

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron; Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Laura Fresno

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron; Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Vicente Martinez-Ibañez

      Affiliations

    • Foetal Surgery Unit, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Barcelona, Spain

Received 21 February 2009 ,Accepted 22 June 2009.

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☆ Preliminary results presented at the 17th Annual Meeting of the European Orthopaedic Research Society, in Madrid, Spain, on April 24–26, 2008, and at the 27th Annual Meeting of the International Foetal Medicine and Surgery Society, in Athens, Greece, on September 12–16, 2008.

PII: S0301-2115(09)00429-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.06.022

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 146, Issue 2 , Pages 174-179 , October 2009

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