Spontaneous regression of a terminal myelocystocele and associated syringomyelia: a case report
Autor: | Andrew J. Durnford, A. Kay, Roopa Mulik |
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Rok vydání: | 2010 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Cord Remission Spontaneous Spinal Cord Diseases Medicine Humans Choledochal cysts Surgical repair business.industry General Medicine Anatomy medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Syringomyelia Surgery Terminal (electronics) Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Neurology (clinical) Neurosurgery Presentation (obstetrics) business Myelocystocele Follow-Up Studies |
Zdroj: | Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery. 26(3) |
ISSN: | 1433-0350 |
Popis: | Terminal myelocystocele is a rare form of spinal dysraphism characterised by cystic dilatation of the central canal of a low-lying terminal cord. Typical presentation is a skin-covered dorsal mass; early surgical repair has been recommended.We present the case of a 4-year-old girl with a terminal myelocystocele and syrinx, which were both observed to spontaneously regress on subsequent magnetic resonance imaging.Terminal myelocystocele and its associated syrinx may resolve spontaneously. Early surgical repair may not always be necessary. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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