title: [Simultaneous diagnosis of pseudomeningocele, tethered cord syndrome and cerebrospinal fluid fistula: Report of a case].
abstract: The clinical case is presented on a patient with an extensive sacral dysraphism, a history of myelomeningocele surgical repair in her childhood, as well as tethered cord syndrome. The patient was also diagnosed with pseudomeningocele and a cerebrospinal fluid cutaneous fístula. A surgical approach was used, with encouraging results being obtained in the clinical outcome of the patient. A review of the literature was performed to support the surgical decision in this case.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Soriano de Cirugía de Columna Mínimamente Invasiva, Centro Médico ABC, Campus Santa Fe, México, D.F., México. Electronic address: a_i_o_n@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quillo-Olvera
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Regional Dr. Valentín Gómez Farías, Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales para los Trabajadores del Estado, Jalisco, México.
authors.forename: Luis E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Zambrano-Velarde
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Regional Dr. Valentín Gómez Farías, Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales para los Trabajadores del Estado, Jalisco, México.
authors.forename: Héctor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Velázquez-Santana
authors.affiliation: Instituto Soriano de Cirugía de Columna Mínimamente Invasiva, Centro Médico ABC, Campus Santa Fe, México, D.F., México.
authors.forename: Carlos F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-Partida
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Regional Dr. Valentín Gómez Farías, Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales para los Trabajadores del Estado, Jalisco, México.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Velázquez-García
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Regional Dr. Valentín Gómez Farías, Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales para los Trabajadores del Estado, Jalisco, México.
authors.forename: Leopoldo A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Alcántara-Gómez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula; D006801:Humans; D008588:Meningocele / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Cerebrospinal fluid fistula; Cirugía espinal; Disrafismo espinal; Fístula de líquido cefalorraquídeo; Mielomeningocele; Myelomeningocele; Pseudomeningocele; Spinal dysraphism; Spinal surgery; Síndrome de médula anclada; Tethered cord syndrome