title: Thoracic ventral dural defect: idiopathic spinal cord herniation.
abstract: Thoracic ventral dural defect, and resultant idiopathic spinal cord herniation, is a rare but increasingly recognized cause of a chronic progressive thoracic myelopathy, particularly in middle-aged women. A neurosurgically confirmed case is presented, together with a review of the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, imaging features, treatment options and progress of this entity post-treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morley
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Naidoo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006547:Hernia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery