Double myelomeningocele in a neonate: Case report and review of the literature.
The presence of myelomeningocele at multiple levels along the spinal column is extremely rare. There are only a few cases of double myelomeningocele reported in the literature. We report the case of a newborn male who had two myelomeningoceles with one at the cervical level and the other at the lumbar level. This unusual case report as well as a review of the literature is presented.
Etus
Volkan
V
Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, 41900 Derince, Kocaeli, Turkey. drvolkanetus@yahoo.com
Ilbay
Konuralp
K
Akansel
Gur
G
Ceylan
Sureyya
S
Ceylan
Savas
S
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery