SPINA BIFIDA AND CRANIUM BIFIDUM

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Introduction Review of Literature Clinical Material Analysis of Cases Cases in which Operation was not Performed Cases in which Operation was Performed Indications for Operation Method of Treatment Preoperative Care Operative Procedure Postoperative Care Follow-Up Results Comment Summary INTRODUCTION The problem of spina bifida has occupied the attention of surgeons for many years, and, in spite of a voluminous literature that has accumulated on the subject, fundamental differences of opinion still exist. Excellent contributions on the anatomy of spina bifida have been made by von Recklinghausen.1Keiller2and others;3however, the underlying factors in the pathogenesis of this condition have not been determined. Many theories have been advanced, but convincing proof of any of them is still lacking. One of us (E. S.) has always felt that hyperactivity of the choroid plexuses in utero before the neural arches have completely closed was a probable cause of the

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