ABSTRACT
The authors report the case of a child with a neuroenteric cyst compressing the high cervical spinal cord at the level of C1 to C3. The tumor was completely excised through a laminotomy with good results. The literature is revised, and the embryology, symptomatology, treatment and results are discussed.
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Spina Bifida Occulta/complications , Spinal Cord Compression/etiology , Child , Female , Humans , Laminectomy , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Spina Bifida Occulta/pathology , Spina Bifida Occulta/surgery , Spinal Cord Compression/pathology , Spinal Cord Compression/surgeryABSTRACT
The authors report the case of a child with a neuroenteric cyst compressing the high cervical spinal cord at the level of C1 to C3. The tumor was completely excised through a laminotomy with good results. The literature is revised, and the embryology, symptomatology, treatment and results are discussed.
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Humans , Female , Child , Spinal Cord Compression/etiology , Spina Bifida Occulta/complications , Spinal Cord Compression/surgery , Spinal Cord Compression/pathology , Spina Bifida Occulta/surgery , Spina Bifida Occulta/pathology , Laminectomy , Magnetic Resonance ImagingABSTRACT
Report of a case with vaginal perforation by the catheter following a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The possible causative factor and results observed are discussed.
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Peritoneovenous Shunt/adverse effects , Vagina/injuries , Female , Humans , Hydrocephalus/therapy , InfantSubject(s)
Brain Neoplasms/surgery , Medulloblastoma/surgery , Adolescent , Adult , Brain Neoplasms/complications , Brain Neoplasms/radiotherapy , Cerebral Angiography , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Intracranial Pressure , Male , Medulloblastoma/complications , Medulloblastoma/radiotherapyABSTRACT
A case of giant aneurysm of the middle artery with the size of 12,0 x 8,0 x 6,0 cm is reported. Some aspects of the treatment of such aneurysm are considered. As far as we know this is the largest intracranial aneurysm ever recorded.
