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Bilobed Thoracic Meningomyelocele: A Case Report with Literature Review

Authors :
Dipendra Shrestha
Binod Rajbhandari
Sushil Krishna Shilpakar
Source :
Nepal Journal of Neuroscience, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 39-41 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
NESON, 2019.

Abstract

Neural tube defects (NTDs) arethe most common congenital malformations affecting the brain and spinal cord. Furthermore, meningomyelocele (MMC) is said to be one of the commonest NTDs. Multiple MMC is uncommon and bilobed sac is even rarer, comparatively. In literature, only few such cases have been reported. Here, we present a rare case of bilobed thoracic MMC operated successfully in our department.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
18131948 and 18131956
Volume :
16
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nepal Journal of Neuroscience
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.370e68753d2d41949c5fea9bc81f23df
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3126/njn.v16i1.24430