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Why is it that spina bifida patients have a myelomeningocele repair later in life?
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Spina bifida: Myelomeningoceles are almost always repaired within the first couple of days of life. The exception to that is unavailability of a surgeon to do it young leading to a later repair. The other situation where the family does not want it repaired.
Answered 6/9/2014
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