Disappearance of syringomyelia following resection of extramedullary lesion. A contribution to the aetiological enigma of syringomyelia

B Kaden; C Cedzich; R Schultheiss; J Schramm

Disappearance of syringomyelia following resection of extramedullary lesion. A contribution to the aetiological enigma of syringomyelia

Acta Neurochir (Wien). 1993;123(3-4):211-3.

Authors

B Kaden¹, C Cedzich, R Schultheiss, J Schramm

Affiliation

¹ Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik, Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany.

PMID: 8237511

Abstract

A case of platybasia associated with syringomyelia is presented where the syrinx regressed nearly completely after transoral resection of the dens. This course seems to be of considerable interest because it is hardly explainable by the common theories which try to elucidate the pathogenesis of syringomyelic cysts.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Odontoid Process / pathology
Odontoid Process / surgery
Platybasia / complications*
Platybasia / surgery
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
Spinal Cord / pathology
Spinal Cord Compression / etiology
Spinal Cord Compression / surgery
Syringomyelia / etiology*
Syringomyelia / surgery