Split cord malformation with partial eventration of the diaphragm. Case report.
The authors describe the case of a 3-year-old girl who presented with a dorsal split cord malformation (SCM) and was found to have eventration of the diaphragm. Although the child did not undergo surgery for eventration, its presence suggests a need for careful preoperative planning and clinical evaluation to rule out or confirm the anomalies associated with spinal dysraphism or SCM.
Jindal
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Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. ajindal1@yahoo.com
Kansal
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Mahapatra
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003965:Diaphragmatic Eventration / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery