Posterolateral Extradural Approach for Lateral Thoracic Meningocele —Case Report

A 26-year-old female presented with a lateral thoracic meningocele associated with neurofibromatosis. The development of the thoracic meningocele was documented on serial chest roentgenograms. Magnetic resonance imaging and three-dimensional bone computed tomography scans were particularly useful to...

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Published inNeurologia medico-chirurgica Vol. 34; no. 9; pp. 624 - 627
Main Authors SONODA, Yukihiko, TOMINAGA, Teiji, KOSHU, Keiji, OGAWA, Akira, YOSHIMOTO, Takashi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan The Japan Neurosurgical Society 1994
Subjects
Adult
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
Female
Humans
kyphoscoliosis
Laminectomy
Meningocele - complications
Meningocele - diagnostic imaging
Meningocele - surgery
Neurofibromatoses - complications
neurofibromatosis
posterolateral extradural approach
Radiography, Thoracic
thoracic meningocele
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Summary:A 26-year-old female presented with a lateral thoracic meningocele associated with neurofibromatosis. The development of the thoracic meningocele was documented on serial chest roentgenograms. Magnetic resonance imaging and three-dimensional bone computed tomography scans were particularly useful to identify organic changes in the surrounding structures and the osseous orifice of the dural sac, respectively. The large thoracic meningocele was successfully treated through the posterolateral extradural approach in combination with resection of the adjacent ribs and cerebrospinal fluid drainage from the dural sac.
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ISSN:0470-8105
1349-8029
DOI:10.2176/nmc.34.624