title: CT demonstration of complex dorsal spinal dysraphism.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis and Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Phadke
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Gujral
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed