title: Disappearance of syringomyelia following resection of extramedullary lesion. A contribution to the aetiological enigma of syringomyelia.
abstract: A case of platybasia associated with syringomyelia is presented where the syrinx regressed nearly completely after transoral resection of the dens. This course seems to be of considerable interest because it is hardly explainable by the common theories which try to elucidate the pathogenesis of syringomyelic cysts.
authors.affiliation: Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik, Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kaden
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cedzich
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schultheiss
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schramm
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010985:Platybasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery