title: A thoracic myelomeningocele in a patient with spondylocostal dysostosis. Case report.
abstract: Spondylocostal dysostosis is a rare congenital segmental costovertebral malformation. Neural tube defects associated with it have been reported several times, and a genetic cause has been proposed. The authors report on the first patient with both spondylocostal dysostosis and an intrathoracic myelomeningocele in whom surgical treatment was successful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yodoheum@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
authors.forename: Seong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Do Heum
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Hyun Chul
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Keung Nyun
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D004413:Dysostoses / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities*; D016896:Treatment Outcome