Myelomeningocele at 36+5 weeks of gestation

(A) Lumbo-sacral myelomeningocele. Note the bulging neural tissue into the amniotic cavity.
(B) Three-dimensional reconstruction of the same defect demonstrating a bulge, which corresponds to the spinal lesion.

Courtesy of Ana Monteagudo, MD.

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