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Spinal Cord Repair for Myelomeningocele
Ramin M. Eskandari, M.D., walks through the spinal cord repair surgery for a patient with Myelomeningocele, starting with detethering the spinal cord and laminoplasty and ending with the resection of the epidermoid cyst.
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Limb Salvage Surgery for Pediatric Bone Sarcoma
MUSC is one of a few centers in the country that offers advanced skeletal reconstruction and limb salvage surgery for pediatric bone sarcomas.
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Pectus excavatum is a congenital disorder which causes the chest to have a depressed or “caved in” appearance.
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Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement
Nonsurgical transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement is done safely and effectively with minimal time in the hospital and a quick return to routine activities.
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Cleft Lip Repair - Fisher Subunit Approach
MUSC Children’s Health facial plastic surgeon Krishna Patel, M.D., Ph.D., performs cleft lip repair surgery. In this video, she provides commentary on the steps of a subunit approach, while reviewing surgical footage.
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Improving Pediatric Drug Development
Andrew M. Atz, M.D., chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina, outlines the problem about the efficacy and safety of drugs in children.
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Acceptance and Speech: Surgical Repair of Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip
Surgical Repair of Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip
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Changing Young Lives (School-Based Telehealth)
Disrupting that cycle by empowering school nurses is the mission of the MUSC Center for Telehealth’s school-based telehealth program.
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A Knockout Punch for Pediatric Brain Tumors? Targeting DIPG with Nanotechnology
Despite decades of clinical trials to find effective therapies the prognosis for children with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a pediatric brain tumor, remains grim.
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Buying Time: Unique Laser Treatment on a Child Slows her Aggressive Tumor
It was located near the basal ganglia and the thalamus, areas deep within the brain that are hard to reach and packed with the neurons that control critical functions, such as movement, sensory relay, temperature regulation, and slee/wake cycles.
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The Gift of Growth: High-Tech Extendible Implant Enables Femur to Grow Despite Limb Salvage Surgery
Osteosarcoma (bone cancer) in children is rare. Approximately 400 cases are diagnosed in the U.S. every year according to the American Cancer Society.
From promoting healthy lifestyles to offering life-saving treatments, MUSC Children’s Health delivers comprehensive and compassionate care to children throughout South Carolina and beyond. Our integrated health care system consists of a 186-bed pediatric hospital providing the most advanced care possible in more than 26 specialty areas as well as multiple neighborhood locations throughout coastal South Carolina offering primary, urgent and specialty care. As a Level 1 Trauma center, our pediatric emergency department specializes in providing emergency care for any serious injury or illness. In addition to the clinical care MUSC Children’s Health provides, we are a major pediatric clinical research center conducting significant and ongoing research efforts through the Charles P. Darby Research Institute. This involvement allows us to enhance our ability to provide the highest level of care to children by translating laboratory advances to the bedside, developing new technologies and providing clinical trials.
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