title: A case of severe congenital kyphoscoliosis secondary to multiple bilateral thoracic pedicle aplasia.
abstract: A 9-month-old boy with congenital kyphoscoliosis secondary to multiple bilateral thoracic pedicle aplasias is presented. This anomaly has rarely been described in the literature. Plain films showed absence of thoracic pedicles bilaterally from T2 to T9, which was better demonstrated on CT multiplanar and 3-D reformatted images. There were no neurological symptoms even though the deformity progressed rapidly. Congenital kyphosis or kyphoscoliosis is often related to spinal anomalies that are located on the anterior aspect of the vertebrae. However, posterior anomalies may also be responsible and should be recognized before neurological complications occur.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Imaging, Fondation Lenval Children's Hospital, 57 avenue de la Californie, 06200, Nice, France. a.geoffray@lenval.com
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Geoffray
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Clément
authors.forename: Béatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leloutre
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Albertario
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Béchard-Sevette
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007223:Infant; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods*; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013909:Thorax / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed