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We also introduce a new entity: \u201cstatus post prenatal repair\u201d. FU ranged from 29 to 161 months (mean: 89.1 m) in 7 cases of myeloschisis and 24 myelomeningoceles in the final collective n = 31. The shunt rate was 41.9%, and the endoscopic third ventriculostomy rate was 16.1%. Hydrocephalus requiring treatment was not associated with the anatomical level, but with premature birth (p = 0.048). Myeloschisis was associated with shunt placement (p = 0.008). ROC analysis revealed birth &lt;38.5th week predicts the necessity for hydrocephalus treatment (sensitivity: 89%; specificity: 77%; AUC= 0.71; p = 0.055). Eight (25.8%), patients are wheelchair-bound, 2 (6.5%) ambulate with a posterior walker, 10 (32.3%) with orthosis and 11 (35.5%) independently. One (3.2%) patient underwent detethering at 5.5 years. A total of three patients underwent five Chiari decompressions (9.6%). Further, nineteen orthopedic procedures were performed in nine patients (29.0%). A total of 17 (54.8%) patients self-catheterize, which was associated with an anatomical lesion at L3 or below (p = 0.032) and 23 (74.2%) take anticholinergic medication. In conclusion, shunt dependency is associated with myeloschisis, not with the anatomical defect level. Hydrocephalus treatment is associated with premature birth. 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