An accessory limb with lipomyelomeningocele in a male

Pediatr Surg Int. 2013 Jul;29(7):749-52. doi: 10.1007/s00383-013-3269-9. Epub 2013 Feb 8.

Abstract

At 7 months, an infant born with a third limb attached to a lumbosacral mass with an associated lipomyelomeningocele underwent removal of the limb and spinal cord detethering. Depending on the complexity of the pathology and proximity of the limb to viscera, consultation with neurosurgical and surgical colleagues is recommended.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Lower Extremity Deformities, Congenital / surgery*
  • Male
  • Meningomyelocele / surgery*

Supplementary concepts

  • Lipomyelomeningocele