title: Giant true dorsal thoracic meningocele in a school-age child. Case report.
abstract: A meningocele is a common form of spinal dysraphic lesions, but it is extremely uncommon in children in the upper thoracic region. The authors describe a rare case in which they found a giant true dorsal meningocele in the upper thoracic region in a symptomatic child, which, to their knowledge, is the first such reported case. A school-age child, who harbored a giant dorsal mass, complained of restriction of function. He underwent successful surgery in which the meningocele sac was totally removed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Dişkapi Yildirim Beyazit Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. ahmetmetinsanli@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A Metin
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sanli
authors.forename: Hayri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kertmen
authors.forename: Ergün
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karavelioglu
authors.forename: Zeki
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sekerci
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae