title: Double myelomeningocele in a neonate: Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, 41900 Derince, Kocaeli, Turkey. drvolkanetus@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Volkan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Etus
authors.forename: Konuralp
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ilbay
authors.forename: Gur
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Akansel
authors.forename: Sureyya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ceylan
authors.forename: Savas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ceylan
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery