Isolated giant intrathoracic meningocele associated with vertebral corpus deformity.

نویسندگان

  • Mehmet Turgut
  • Cumhur Alhan
  • Mutlu Cihangiroglu
  • Mehmet Sah Topcuoglu
چکیده

Published reports of intrathoracic meningocele with vertebral corpus defects in the absence of neurofibromatosis are very rare. We report a 9-year-old male with intrathoracic meningocele. We believe that vertebral corpus defects may play a certain role in the etiology of intrathoracic meningocele.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

دوره 3 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004