Re-untethering surgeries for retethering of spinal lipomas

• Published in: Nervous System in Children Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 24 - 29
• Main Authors: Yamada, Shuhei, Chiba, Yasuyoshi, Yamada, Junji, Takemoto, Osamu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: The Japanese Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery 2022
• Subjects: lipomyelomeningocele; re-untethering surgery; retethering; spinal lipoma; surgery-free survival rate

Objective: Patients who have undergone prior untethering surgery for spinal lipomas may develop symptomatic retethering as they grow.Methods: We retrospectively studied patients with spinal lipomas who underwent re-untethering surgeries at our institution.Results: The data of one hundred seventy-thr...