Neurosurgical review
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Neurosurgical review · Jul 2003
The initial treatment of meningocele and myelomeningocele lesions in adulthood: experiences with seven patients.
This is a retrospective study of patients having undergone surgical treatment of spina bifida cystica (SBC) lesions in adulthood. The objectives were to assess the clinical, radiological, and surgical characteristics of SBC lesions in adults. There is almost no study assessing these characteristics. ⋯ Although it is rare, an adult with an untreated SBC is a possible entity. These lesions should be included in the differential diagnosis of dorsal midline lesions in adults. Even though they appear as a simple spinal meningocele clinically, preoperative MR imaging and CT are necessary and helpful in the precise diagnosis and surgical planning.