Association between symptomatic giant sacral meningeal diverticulum and spinal cord tethering with thickened lipomatous filum

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 18, 2011, Pages

  Feigenbaum, Frank ^a,b   Hale, Susan ^a,b  

^a Midwest Neurosurgery Associates   (United States)

^b Research Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

meningeal diverticulum; sacral meningocele; spinal cord tethering

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MENINGOCELE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACRAL MENINGEAL DIVERTICULUM; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUDA EQUINA; DIVERTICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGES; MENINGOCELE; MIDDLE AGED; SACRUM; SPINAL CORD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051798556     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31820e4720     Document Type: Review

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