Symptomatic congenital spinal stenosis in a child.
A case of congenital lumbar stenosis producing lower extremity spasticity and bladder dysfunction in a young child is presented. Myelography demonstrated a marked stenosis of the spinal canal at L-2, L-3, and decompressive laminectomy resulted in a marked improvement in symptoms. A discussion of lumbar stenosis in general illustrates that is is extremely rare for this condition to become symptomatic during childhood. The literature on congenital lumbar stenosis is reviewed.
D000293:Adolescent; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities; D008297:Male; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000209:etiology; D009192:Myelography; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery