A case report of caudal regression syndrome associated with an intraspinal arachnoid cyst

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 207-212

  Tsugu, Hitoshi ^a   Fukushima, Takeo ^a   Oshiro, Shinya ^a   Tomonaga, Masamichi ^a   Utsunomiya, Hidetsuna ^a   Oshima, Kazuhiro ^a   Ohjimi, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caudal regression syndrome; Imperforate anus; Myelocystocele; Sacral agenesis; Spinal arachnoid cyst

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER FISTULA; BLADDER MALFORMATION; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CASE REPORT; CAUDAL REGRESSION SYNDROME; CYSTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAPHY; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PES EQUINOVARUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; URETER DUPLICATION; VAGINA ATRESIA;

EID: 0033383072     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028863     Document Type: Article

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