2001-08-20-12 Spina bifida,lumbar © Patil www.thefetus.net/
Spina bifida, lumbar
Anupama Patil, MD
Bangalore, India
This third trimester has a extensive lumbar spina bifida aperta, extending from the last thoracic segment to the lower lumbar region.
These are the axial sections with ultrasound.
Longitudinal sections.
The skull with a "banana sign" 
The X-rays. 
The newborn. 
