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Different Designs of Skin Closure of Spina Bifida Aperta: An Institutional Experience of Case Series

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Abstract

Background Data: Failure of closure of the caudal end of the neural tube is believed to be the embryological cause of spina bifida. Surgical repair is the ultimate solution and consists of multiple steps. Skin closure is the final and main step and is essential for a successful repair. We focused on different types of skin closure in the current study. Purpose: To set predictive factors for selecting different types of skin closure in the closure of spina bifida aperta. Study Design: A retrospective case study. Patients and Methods: Between April 2016 and April 2017, 30 patients (16 males and 14 females) who underwent surgical intervention for spina bifida aperta were reported. Twenty-four patients (80%) had myelomeningocele, 3 patients (10%) meningocele, and 3 patients (10%) myeloschisis. The types of skin closure designs were recorded and evaluated. Moreover, the factors that can affect designing the skin closure presented in this study were reported and evaluated retrospectively. Results: In this series, 60% (N = 18) of the patients underwent primary closure, 13.3% (N = 4) closure by using double transpositional skin flaps, and 26.6% (N = 8) skin closure using double rotational skin flaps. Conclusion: The data of this study may suggest that, in patients with spina bifida aperta, selection of the primary direct skin closure and skin flap closure is a significant predictor of the final outcome. The presence of a pedicle and the size of the mass in relation to the back were significant outcome factors, while the shape of the defect was not a significant outcome factor. (2020ESJ207)

DOI

10.21608/esj.2020.6213.1078

Keywords

Spina bifida aperta, Myelomeningocele, Meningocele, Myeloschisis, neural tube defects, Skin flap

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Elsebaey

MiddleName

Elsayed

Affiliation

Neurosurgery, Damanhour Medical National Institute, Damanhour, Egypt

Email

seba3y700025@yahoo.com

City

Ismailia

Orcid

0000-0002-7384-1471

First Name

ahmed

Last Name

abd El-Hady

MiddleName

khamis

Affiliation

Neurosurgery, Damanhour Medical National Institute, Damanhour, Egypt

Email

drahmadkhamis@gmail.com

City

damanhour

Orcid

0000-0003-0464-7867

First Name

Alaa

Last Name

Elkasrawy

MiddleName

Mahmoud

Affiliation

Neurosurgery, Damanhour Medical National Institute, Damanhour, Egypt

Email

dr.alaa_elkasrawy@yahoo.com

City

Damanhour

Orcid

-

First Name

mohamed

Last Name

okasha

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Neurosurgery, Damanhour Medical National Institute, Damanhour, Egypt

Email

okasha_neuro@yahoo.com

City

Damanhour

Orcid

-

First Name

yasser

Last Name

okasha

MiddleName

mohamed

Affiliation

Neurosurgery, Damanhour Medical National Institute, Damanhour, Egypt

Email

yasserelkhwalka92@gmail.com

City

Damanhour

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Volume

34

Article Issue

1

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14341

Issue Date

2020-04-01

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2020-01-13

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2020-04-01

Page Start

34

Page End

48

Print ISSN

2314-8950

Online ISSN

2314-8969

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Clinical Articles

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433

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Publication Title

Egyptian Spine Journal

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https://esj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Created At

22 Jan 2023