title: [Diastematomyelia diagnosed prenatally].
abstract: We report a case of a 32-week-old foetus affected by diastematomyelia. A third trimester echography suggested a spine abnormality. Further investigations by CT-scanner and MRI were performed to precise the anomaly and to better counsel the couple on the prognosis. We performed a review of the literature about embryological hypotheses, clinical presentations, antenatal investigations and prognosis of such a rare spinal malformation.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sassi
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ben Ali
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authors.lastname: Cassart
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authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Rysselberge
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis