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- Hasan Yiğit, H Mustafa Özdemir, and Esra Yurduseven.
- Department of Radiology, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Şükriye Mah. Ulucanlar Cad., TR-06340, Altındağ, Ankara, Turkey. hayigit@hotmail.com
- Eur Spine J. 2013 May 1;22 Suppl 3:S487-90.
BackgroundDuplication of the spine is very rare, and this malformation is generally considered as a severe form of type I split cord malformations. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of spine duplication associated with lipomyelomeningocele.CaseWe report an exceptional case of 14-year-old, asymptomatic and neurologically intact girl with duplication of the spine and marked separation of bony elements at thoraco-lumbar region. One of the split thecal sacs includes a tethered spinal cord whereas other thecal sac has no visible neural content, and there is a neighbor lipomyelomeningocele located in the midline.ConclusionA surgical operation was planned to release the tethered cord and instrumentation and fusion for scoliosis; however, the operation was declined by the patient.
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