Tethered Cord Syndrome Secondary to the Unusual Constellation of a Split Cord Malformation, Lumbar Myelomeningocele, and Coexisting Neurenteric Cyst
| dc.contributor.author | Nzioka, A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Okechi, H. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Albright, A.L. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-12-28T11:50:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-12-28T11:50:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.description | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/635029 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | We describe a seminal case report of a child with a tethered cord syndrome secondary to the unusual constellation of a split cord malformation, lumbar myelomeningocele, and coexisting neurenteric cyst. A 17-year-old adolescent girl with a several-month history of myelopathy and urinary incontinence was examined whose spinal MRI scan demonstrated a type II split cord malformation with a large bone spur and an intradural neurenteric cyst in addition to lumbar myelomeningocele. Untethering of the spinal cord was achieved via a lumbar laminectomy. Pathological examination confirmed the intradural cyst to be a neurenteric cyst. Postoperatively there was stabilization of the neurological symptoms. Prophylactic surgery with total resection of the neurenteric cyst when feasible and spinal cord un-tethering appears to be associated with excellent outcomes. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/8259 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Hindawi Publishing Corporation | en_US |
| dc.title | Tethered Cord Syndrome Secondary to the Unusual Constellation of a Split Cord Malformation, Lumbar Myelomeningocele, and Coexisting Neurenteric Cyst | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |