Benefits of Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida Persist in School-Age Children

A decade after the MOMS trial, new findings show significant physical and emotional benefits in school-age children who had prenatal surgery for spina bifida.
Read moreA decade after the MOMS trial, new findings show significant physical and emotional benefits in school-age children who had prenatal surgery for spina bifida.
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See how the conjoined twins separated at CHOP in 2017 are thriving, thanks for the meticulous planning of their surgical team at CHOP.
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sEEG has revolutionized how drug-resistant epilepsy is managed. Follow one patient’s dramatically improved outcomes after precision monitoring and epilepsy surgery.
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A new “care map” for spina bifida seeks to enhance parental understanding of care during the hospitalization of their newborn infants with MMC.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on how our experts in the Division of Neurosurgery helped Emily get back to being a healthy teenager.
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In a retrospective case-control study of 50 patients with VM, machine learning techniques were highly accurate in predicting the need for postnatal CSF diversion.
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Surgical team reports on the dramatic case in New England Journal of Medicine is gaining worldwide attention.
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CHOP researchers report on the Delaney twins one year after surgery, and on the innovative devices and elaborate teamwork needed to separate the formerly conjoined twins.
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The Healthcare Hero in the field of Cancer was awarded to Phillip “Jay” Storm, MD, for his transformative work in pediatric brain tumor research and care.
Published on in Cancer Connections
Learn about CHOP's goal to develop improved, less toxic therapies for pediatric brain tumors by integrating neuro-oncology, neurosurgery, research and big data.