Radiologically occult cervical intradural dermal sinus tract: a case report and review of literature

Radiologically occult cervical intradural dermal sinus tract: a case report and review of literature

We report the unusual case of a 7-month-old girl presenting with congenital cervical dermal sinus tract in which the intradural tract was not detected on preoperative imaging and was identified intraoperatively. Considering possible devastating sequelae of infection, excision of dermal sinus tract m...

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Veröffentlicht in:Child's nervous system 2020-08, Vol.36 (8), p.1807-1809
Hauptverfasser: Mukai, Takayuki, Usami, Kenichi, Ishisaka, Eitaro, Ogiwara, Hideki
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Clinical Neurology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosciences
Neurosciences & Neurology
Neurosurgery
Pediatrics
Science & Technology
Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:We report the unusual case of a 7-month-old girl presenting with congenital cervical dermal sinus tract in which the intradural tract was not detected on preoperative imaging and was identified intraoperatively. Considering possible devastating sequelae of infection, excision of dermal sinus tract might be justified even in the case with radiologically undetected intradural tract.
ISSN:0256-7040
1433-0350
DOI:10.1007/s00381-020-04673-9