[Lipomyelomeningocele: experience with 16 operated cases]

J C Lynch; R A De Andrade; C E Pereira; G Vidal; A F Da Silva

doi:10.1590/s0004-282x1993000100015

[Lipomyelomeningocele: experience with 16 operated cases]

Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 1993 Mar;51(1):96-102. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x1993000100015.

[Article in Portuguese]

Authors

J C Lynch¹, R A De Andrade, C E Pereira, G Vidal, A F Da Silva

Affiliation

¹ Serviço de Neurocirurgia e Pediatria do Hospital dos Servidores do Estado e da Clínica São Vicente, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

PMID: 8215938
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1993000100015

Abstract

Sixteen patients with lipomyelomeningoceles were operated by microsurgery technics from 1980 to 1991. Patients with lipomyelomeningoceles inappropriately treated or not submitted to treatment will develop significant neurological sequelae. In the authors' opinion, proper management of the patient with spinal lipoma requires early prophylactic resection of the lipoma and untethering of the spinal cord.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Lipoma / complications
Lipoma / diagnosis
Lipoma / surgery*
Male
Meningomyelocele / complications
Meningomyelocele / diagnosis
Meningomyelocele / surgery*
Microsurgery
Retrospective Studies
Spinal Cord Compression / etiology
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / complications
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnosis
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / surgery*