Thoracoscopic plication for a huge thoracic meningocele in a patient with neurofibromatosis

Intrathoracic meningoceles associated with neurofibromatosis type I are rare, and the optimal treatment is still unknown. Herein, we present the case of a 48-year-old Asian female with a huge thoracic meningocele associated with cutaneous neurofibromatosis type I and kyphoscoliosis of the thoracic s...

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Published inJournal of cardiothoracic surgery Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 85
Main Authors Chen, Heng-Chung, Chang, Ping-Hsien, Jhang, Shang-Wun, Wang, Bing-Yen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BioMed Central Ltd 13.05.2014
BioMed Central
Subjects
Abnormalities
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Complications and side effects
Diagnosis
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health aspects
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Meningocele - diagnosis
Meningocele - etiology
Meningocele - surgery
Middle Aged
Neural tube
Neurofibromatosis
Neurofibromatosis 1 - complications
Neurofibromatosis 1 - diagnosis
Risk factors
Severity of Illness Index
Thoracic Diseases - diagnosis
Thoracic Diseases - etiology
Thoracic Diseases - surgery
Thoracoscopy - methods
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Intrathoracic meningoceles associated with neurofibromatosis type I are rare, and the optimal treatment is still unknown. Herein, we present the case of a 48-year-old Asian female with a huge thoracic meningocele associated with cutaneous neurofibromatosis type I and kyphoscoliosis of the thoracic spine. The large thoracic meningocele was successfully treated through thoracoscopic plication.
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ISSN:1749-8090
1749-8090
DOI:10.1186/1749-8090-9-85