title: Split cord malformation and neurenteric cyst--case report and a theory of embryogenesis.
abstract: A rare case of split cord malformation with neurenteric cyst is presented. The clinical, radiological and surgical findings are presented, and the possible embryological basis is discussed. To our knowledge, only seven such cases have been reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neurosurgery and Radiology, Madurai Medical College, Madurai, India. natmuthu@vsnl.com
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Muthukumar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arunthathi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sundar
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D020863:Central Nervous System Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed