Combined Surgical Treatment of Post-traumatic Syringomyelia: Case Report
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Male 29 years, treated surgically for a traumatic fracture of L2, was referred to us about a year after for the onset of worsening paraparesis, anesthesia in his left arm and trunk, urgent incontinence, hyperhydrosis. An MRI of the spinal cord showed the presence of a holocord syrinx, extending to the filum terminale. The patient underwent surgery via L2 laminectomy, with lysis of the arachnoidal adhesions and resection of the filum terminale. After 14 months, MRI control highlighted the reduction of the syrinx and the improvement of symptoms. In post-traumatic syringomyelia the most effective surgical strategy is a combined treatment. Key wordsPost Traumatic Syringomyelia; Filum Terminale Section; Surgery; Combined Approach; Spine
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