Dorsal midline proboscis associated with diastematomyelia and tethered cord syndrome: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 709-712

  Yamada, Shokei ^a   Mandybur, George T ^b   Thompson, Joseph R ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

diastematomyelia; dorsal appendage; hemilipomyelomeningocele; proboscis; spinal anomaly; tethered cord syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIASTEMATOMYELIA; DYSRAPHISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD MALFORMATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME;

EID: 0029789496     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.85.4.0709     Document Type: Article

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