Occult intrasacral meningocele associated with spina bifida: A case report

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-149

  Okada, Takashi ^a   Imae, Shinji ^b   Igarashi, Seishi ^b   Koyama, Tsunemaro ^b   Yamashita, Junkoh ^b  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

dysraphic theory; Occult intrasacral meningocele; spina bifida; tethered cord syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSRAPHISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENINGOCELE; SPINA BIFIDA; SPINAL CORD CYST; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME;

EID: 0030222304     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0090-3019(96)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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