A thoracic myelomeningocele in a patient with spondylocostal dysostosis. Case report.
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Abstract
Spondylocostal dysostosis is a rare congenital segmental costovertebral malformation. Neural tube defects associated with it have been reported several times, and a genetic cause has been proposed. The authors report on the first patient with both spondylocostal dysostosis and an intrathoracic myelomeningocele in whom surgical treatment was successful.
Medical subject headings
- Dysostoses
- Meningomyelocele
- Thoracic Vertebrae
Anatomy
- thoracic spine