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¹Selçuk University School of Medicine Departments of Plastic and Reconstruetive Surgery, Konya, Turkey
² Selçuk University School of Medicine Departments of Neurosurgery, Konya, Turkey A rectangular tissue of (10X5X5cm) 250 cc expander was applied to 8 patients of ages ranging between 0 and 6 months with meningomyelocele of diameteres of 10 cm or more. The expanded myocutaenous flap is an effective method for giant meningomyelocele treatment because of tension-free suturing, suitability for dorsal tissue and reduction of complications. Keywords : Meningomyelocele, tissue expansion, musculocutaneal flap