Recurrent spinal cord tethering by sacral nerve root following lipomyelomeningocele surgery. Case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 21-year-old woman had recurrent progressive weakness/hypesthesia and pain in both lower extremities. At the age of 5 and 19 years, she had undergone surgical resection of a lipomyelomeningocele at L5-S1. Surgical exploration revealed that the cord was tethered and pulled over to the side by an excessively short right S-1 nerve root. The contralateral L-5 and S-1 nerve roots were markedly stretched. Division of the right S-1 nerve root resulted in prompt disappearance of pain in the lower extremities and improvement in neurological function.
Medical subject headings
- Lipoma
- Meningomyelocele
- Postoperative Complications
- Spina Bifida Occulta
- Spinal Cord Neoplasms
Anatomy
- sacrum-coccyx