Tethered cord with tandem lipomyelomeningoceles, split cord malformation and thick filum.
Lipomyelomeningocele, a closed neural tube defect, usually occurs in lumbosacral area as a single lesion but can be associated with other spinal dysraphism. We report an infant with a very rare presentation of tandem lumbosacral lipomyelomeningoceles, thick filum terminale and split cord malformation.
Department of Neurosurgery, Sina Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Hamed
H
Hanif
Department of Neurosurgery, Firouzgar Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Sajjad
S
Khanbabazadeh
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Farideh
F
Nejat
Hackensack University Medical Center, New Jersey, USA.
Mostafa
M
El Khashab
Lipomyelomeningocele; split cord malformation; tandem lesion