Endoscopic surgery for the antenatal treatment of myelomeningocele: the CECAM trial

Autor: Nelci Zanon, Ramen H. Chmait, G.L. Acacio, Koshiro Nishikuni, Denise Araújo Lapa Pedreira, Eftichia V. Kontopoulos, Rubén A. Quintero, Renato A. Moreira de Sá
Přispěvatelé: Lapa, Denise Araujo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3150-9187, Kontopoulos, Eftichia/L-2035-2019, Lapa, Denise Araujo/A-9648-2011
Rok vydání: 2016
Předmět:
Fetal Membranes
Premature Rupture

Perinatal Death
medicine.medical_treatment
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
Ventriculostomy
Fetoscopy
0302 clinical medicine
Pregnancy
Endoscopic Fetal Surgery
Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Clinical-Experience
030212 general & internal medicine
Spinal Dysraphism
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
medicine.diagnostic_test
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Gestational age
Biocellulose
Clinical Trial
Partial Carbon Dioxide Insufflation
In-Utero Closure
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Hindbrain Herniation
Premature birth
Anesthesia
Premature Birth
Congenital Diaphragmatic-Hernia
Female
Myelomeningocele
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Meningomyelocele
Fetal Surgery
Fetal Therapy
Gestational Age
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
medicine
Humans
Fetoscopic Surgery
Operative Fetoscopy
business.industry
Fetal surgery
Infant
Newborn

MOMS Trial
medicine.disease
Spina-Bifida Aperta
Surgery
Ovine Fetus
Open Spina Bifida
business
Premature rupture of membranes
Repair
Zdroj: Web of Science
Repositório Institucional da UNITAU
Universidade de Taubaté (UNITAU)
instacron:UNITAU
ISSN: 0002-9378
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.09.065
Popis: Made available in DSpace on 2019-09-12T16:53:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2016 Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) BACKGROUND: A recent randomized clinical trial named Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS trial) showed that prenatal correction of open spina bifida (OSB) via open fetal surgery was associated with improved infant neurological outcomes relative to postnatal repair, but at the expense of increased maternal morbidity. OBJECTIVE: We sought to report the final results of our phase I trial (Cirurgia Endoscopica para Correcao Antenatalda Meningomielocele [CECAM]) on the feasibility, safety, potential benefits, and side effects of the fetoscopic treatment of OSB using our unique surgical technique. STUDY DESIGN: Ten consecutive pregnancies with lumbosacral OSB were enrolled in the study. Surgeries were performed percutaneously under general anesthesia with 3 ports and partial carbon dioxide insufflation. After appropriate surgical positioning of the fetus, the neuro-placode was released with scissors and the skin was undermined to place a biocellulose patch over the lesion. The skin was closed over the patch using a single running stitch. Preoperative, postoperative, and postnatal magnetic resonance imaging were performed to assess hindbrain herniation. Neurodevelopmental evaluation was performed before discharge and at 3, 6, and 12 months. All cases were delivered by cesarean delivery, at which time the uterus was assessed for evidence of thinning or dehiscence. RESULTS: The median gestational age at the time of surgery was 27 weeks (range 25-28 weeks). Endoscopic repair was completed in 8 of 10 fetuses. Two cases were unsuccessful due to loss of uterine access. The mean gestational age at birth was 32.4 weeks with a mean latency of 5.6 weeks between surgery and delivery (range 2-8 weeks). There was 1 fetal and 1 neonatal demise, and 1 unsuccessful case underwent postnatal repair. Of the 7 infants available for analysis, complete reversal of hindbrain herniation occurred in 6 of 7 babies. Three babies required ventriculoperitoneal shunting or third ventriculostomy. Functional motor level was the same or better than the anatomical level in 6 of 7 cases. There was no significant maternal morbidity and no evidence of myometrial thinning or dehiscence. However, surgeries were complicated by premature rupture of membrane and prematurity. CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that the antenatal treatment of OSB using a fetoscopic approach and our unique surgical technique can result in a watertight seal, reversal of the hindbrain herniation, and better than expected motor function. Our technique differs substantially from the classic repair of OSB used in prior open fetal surgery and fetoscopic studies, in which the dura mater is dissected and the defect is closed in multiple layers. Instead, we use a biocellulose patch placed over the lesion and simple closure of the skin. As such, our technique is an alternative to the current paradigms in the antenatal treatment of OSB. Our clinical outcomes are in line with the results of our extensive prior animal work. Maternal benefits of our approach and technique include minimal morbidity and no myometrial legacy. Current limitations of the approach include potential loss of access, premature rupture of membranes, and attendant prematurity. Phase II trials are needed to prevent these complications and to further assess the risks and benefits of our distinct surgical approach and technique. [Pedreira, Denise A. L.] Albert Einstein Hosp, Fetal Therapy Program, Sao Paulo, Brazil [Pedreira, Denise A. L.] Inst Assistencia Ao Serv Publ Estado Sao Paulo, Dept Obstet, Sao Paulo, Brazil [Nishikuni, Koshiro] Inst Assistencia Ao Serv Publ Estado Sao Paulo, Dept Neurosurg, Sao Paulo, Brazil [Zanon, Nelci] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Neurosurg, Sao Paulo, Brazil [Moreira de Sa, Renato A.] Univ Fed Fluminense, Dept Obstet, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil [Acacio, Gregerio L.] Universidade de Taubaté (Unitau), Dept Obstet [Chmait, Ramen H.] Univ So Calif, Keck Sch Med, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Los Angeles, CA 90033 USA [Kontopoulos, Eftichia V.; Quintero, Ruben A.] Jackson Fetal Therapy Inst, Div Maternal Fetal Med & Fetal Therapy, Miami, FL USA
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