| Thoracic lipomeningocele associated with diastematomyelia, tethered spinal cord, and hydrocephalus. Case report. | |
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PMID: 17566209 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Accessory human tails are uncommon malformations consisting of meningeal and neural structures and possibly occult spinal dysraphism (pseudotails). The thoracic location of a lipomeningocele constituting a pseudotail is very rare. The authors report the case of a young boy harboring a thoracic dorsal appendage consisting of a lipomeningocele and a dermoid cyst that was complicated by the presence of diastematomyelia, tethered spinal cord, syringomyelia, and mild hydrocephalus. The preoperative moderate ventricular dilation was decompressed by the surgical repair of the spinal malformation and required a specific treatment. The authors discuss the rare association of these clinical entities and conclude that complete spine and brain neuroimaging studies are necessary for the correct surgical planning of this kind of malformation. |
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Authors:
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Benedetta Ludovica Pettorini; Luca Massimi; Alessandro Cianfoni; Giovanna Paternoster; Gianpiero Tamburini; Concezio Di Rocco |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of neurosurgery Volume: 106 ISSN: 0022-3085 ISO Abbreviation: J. Neurosurg. Publication Date: 2007 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-06-14 Completed Date: 2007-06-27 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0253357 Medline TA: J Neurosurg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 394-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy. |
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Adipose Tissue Child, Preschool Dermoid Cyst / complications, surgery Humans Hydrocephalus / complications*, diagnosis, surgery Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Meningocele / complications*, pathology, surgery Neural Tube Defects / complications*, diagnosis, surgery Neurosurgical Procedures Spinal Dysraphism / complications Syringomyelia / complications*, diagnosis, surgery Thoracic Vertebrae Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt |
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