title: Congenital dermal sinus tract of the spine: experience of 16 patients.
abstract: Congenital dermal sinus tract is a rare entity which lined by epithelial cells and can end anywhere between subcutaneous planes to thecal sac. These tracts may be accompanied with other pathologies such as lipomyelomeningocele, myelomeningocele, split cord malformation, tethered cord, filum abnormality and inclusion tumors and treatment includes resection of tract with intradural exploration. The authors review their experience with 16 cases. Clinical, radiological appearance and treatment of these lesions discussed with literature review.
authors.affiliation: Celal Bayar University, School of Medicine Neurosurgery Department, Manisa, Turkey dr.mmete@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mete
authors.affiliation: Celal Bayar University, School of Medicine Neurosurgery Department, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet Sukru
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Umur
authors.affiliation: Celal Bayar University, School of Medicine Neurosurgery Department, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yusuf Kurtuluş
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Duransoy
authors.affiliation: Celal Bayar University, School of Medicine Neurosurgery Department, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barutçuoğlu
authors.affiliation: Celal Bayar University, Vocational School of Health Services, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nurcan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Umur
authors.affiliation: Celal Bayar University, Vocational School of Health Services, Turkey.
authors.forename: Seren Gulsen
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Gurgen
authors.affiliation: Celal Bayar University, School of Medicine Neurosurgery Department, Manisa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Selçuki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012868:Skin Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Spinal dysraphism; spinal skin lesion; tethered cord