title: Segmental costovertebral malformation associated with lipomyelomeningocoele.
abstract: We describe 2 patients with segmental costovertebral malformation, a form of spondylocostal dysostosis, associated with tethering of the conus to a lipomyelomeningocoele. Such an association is rare. In both these patients the defects occurred sporadically. The relevant literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Seth GS Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, India. tdnadkarni@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Trimurti D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Nadkarni
authors.forename: Ram Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Ketan I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: Atul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goel
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004413:Dysostoses / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D020335:Paraparesis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D012272:Ribs / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology