Lateral presentation of meningocele and meningomyelocele is extremely rare. Most of the lateral meningocele described are associated with other syndromes. Isolated lateral meningomyelocele cases are rarer still. We herein report a neonate with isolated lateral gluteal meningomyelocele.

Delayed and nondelayed bilateral bipedicled fasciocutaneous flaps in large meningomyelocele defects: a preliminary results Congenital fusion defects of the neural tube and the related structures are classified as spinal dysraphism. Meningomyelocele is a defect which is the most common form of spinal dysraphism and occurs at an approximate rate of 1 in 800-1000 live births. In untreated meningom...

Meningomyelocele: A Rare Case Report We report a case of Klippel-Feil syndrome associated with an anterior cervical meningomyelocele. A 36-year old female patient was referred for evaluation of bilateral symmetric small muscle wasting in both hands. MR images (Fig 1) showed fusion of cervical vertebrae and neural arches. There was an anterior meningomyelocele at the level of C6 and C7. The cerv...

Of 18 infants with meningomyelocele who were examined by cranial sonography, 17 were found to have a prominent choroid plexus, especially in the region of the glomus. In almost half of the cases this prominence assumed the configuration of a stalk arising from the glomus and terminating in a clublike ending. This prominence can be easily confused with intraventricular hemorrhage. The literature...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of meningomyelocele sac size on prognosis by retrospective review of 64 cases operated for meningomyelocele between January 2009 and December 2012. METHODS We evaluated newborn babies operated for meningomyelocele by retrospectively reviewing their files for head circumference, location and with of the defect, accompanying anomalies, treatments administered, dr...

Materials and Methods: During July 2005 to July 2006, stem cells were used in 27 patients; 12 with liver cirrhosis and 15 with meningomyelocele. Autologous stem cells were injected during definite surgery into hepatic artery and portal vein or hepatobiliary radicles for liver cirrh sis or spinal cord and caudal space for meningomyelocele. The pre-operative status of the patient served as contro...

Myelomeningocele is usually complicated with intracranial infections such as meningitis and ventriculitis. Spontaneous pneumocephalus should be kept in mind as a rare complication of open meningomyelocele. Any patient with open meningomyelocele should be carefully evaluated for pneumocephalus with a cranial USG. This information is useful prognostically as well as has therapeutic implications.

Objective: Neural tube defects (NTDs) are common in northern areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and need a lot community education for the parents regarding this disease, which impaired patients their whole life. The study aimed to assess contribution family history myelomeningocele resulting incidence Chiari II malformation.
 Materials Methods: A total 131 were observed determine frequency...

Meningitis is a well-known complication of meningomyelocele, but the problems of its diagnosis and treatment have so far received scant attention. Some children with meningomyelocele have a small neurological deficit and no hydrocephalus. Others with hydrocephalus may benefit from modern treatment and grow up to lead normal lives. The problem of meningitis in meningomyelocele is, therefore, wor...