Decreased MEPs during subcutaneous dissection for untethering surgery of a “true” lipomyelomeningocele: aggravated traction of the spinal cord by release of the sac from the original nest
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DOI: 10.1007/s00381-019-04049-8
Abstract: PurposeIt is well known that the preoperative enlarged sac in occult spinal dysraphism, in which the spinal cord is attached to its dome, can be associated with neurological deficits by aggravation of spinal cord traction.… read more here.
Keywords: untethering surgery; original nest; sac; spinal cord ... See more keywords
Refractory CSF leakage following untethering surgery performed 10 months after birth for enlarging terminal myelocystocele associated with OEIS complex
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DOI: 10.25259/sni_995_2021
Abstract: Background: Terminal myelocystocele (TMC) is an occult spinal dysraphism characterized by cystic dilatation of the terminal spinal cord in the shape of a trumpet (myelocystocele) filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which herniates into the extraspinal… read more here.
Keywords: tmc; csf leakage; untethering surgery; surgery ... See more keywords