Congenital lumbosacral lipomas

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 298-334

  Pierre Kahn, Alain ^a   Zerah, Michel ^a   Renier, Dominique ^a   Cinalli, Giuseppe ^a   Sainte Rose, Christian ^a   Lellouch Tubiana, Arielle ^a   Brunelle, Francis ^a   Le Merrer, Martine ^a   Giudicelli, Yves ^a   Pichon, Jacques ^b   Kleinknecht, Bernard ^a   Nataf, François ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Lumbosacral lipoma; Prenatal diagnosis; Prophylactic surgery; Spina bifida; Tethered cord

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MALFORMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOMA; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SPINA BIFIDA; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME;

EID: 0030928778     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050090     Document Type: Review

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