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Fetal Diastematomyelia: Rare Case
A ten -month-old infant with Diastematomyelia, as a very rare variety of spinal dysraphism is presented in this article Routine USG in a 36 weeks pregnant woman revealed a spinal abnormality of the fetus in thoracolumbar [D12-L1] regions. At birth, examination of the newborn showed a small midline swelling and bluish discoloration of skin and scoliosis in the lumbar region. There was associated...
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Diastematomyelia is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by a division of the spinal cord or the filum terminale into two parts. In Korea, only one case has been reported. The authors have operated on 5 cases of diastematomyelia with septum since July, 1978. The ages ranged from 1 to 44 years (median; 11 years). There were 2 boys, 2 girls and an adult man. The disease manifested by cutaneous...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1957
ISSN: 0035-9157
DOI: 10.1177/003591575705000508