Myelomeningocele in one neonate from a fraternal triplet birth: Two case reports on neurosurgical and multidisciplinary treatment during the perinatal period

Few reports have described open spinal dysraphism in triplets or higher-order pregnancies, making details on the clinical course and the outcome of these cases scarce. Among 61 neonates who underwent repair surgery for myelomeningocele (MMC) in our institutions, there were two cases of MMC occurring in one neonate from a fraternal triplet birth. Case 1 was a girl weighing 2086 g, born at 35 weeks of gestation by cesarean section prompted by the...