CT demonstration of complex dorsal spinal dysraphism.
An unusual case of dorsal spinal dysraphism in a four year old child is presented. Various abnormalities including diastematomyelia, an extradural arachnoid cyst arising from one of the two dural tubes, and lipomeningomyelocele with a related rib-like bony structure were demonstrated with Iohexol CT and subsequently confirmed at surgery.
Gupta
R K
RK
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
Phadke
R V
RV
Srivastava
D N
DN
Jain
V K
VK
Gujral
R B
RB
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed