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Case Reports
. 2013 Jan 30:3:1.
doi: 10.4103/2156-7514.106613. Print 2013.

Bilateral multiple level lateral meningocoele

B E Panil Kumar  1 , Kishor V Hegde, G Lalitha Kumari, Amit Agrawal
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Case Reports

Bilateral multiple level lateral meningocoele

B E Panil Kumar et al. J Clin Imaging Sci. .

Abstract

Lateral meningocoele is a very rare disorder characterized by extensions of the dura and arachnoid through an enlarged neural foramen. We report a case of a 23-year-old female with deformity of spine who presented with low back pain and no neurological deficits. A whole spine magnetic resonance imaging showed multiple well-defined cystic masses involving dorsal, lumbar, and sacral spinal levels bilaterally, with dural ectasia and neural foraminal widening suggestive of bilateral multiple level lateral meningocoele. The patient is being managed conservatively and is on regular follow-up.

Keywords: Lateral meningocele; multiple menigocoele; spinal dysraphism.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Serial sagittal magnetic resonance imaging T2W images of dorso-lumbo-sacral spine. (a) Right parasagittal section. (b) Sagittal section and (c) Left parasagittal section show multiple level and extensive lateral meningocoele with neural foraminal widening (arrow) and dural ectasia (arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Serial coronal magnetic resonance imaging STIR images (a, b, c) of dorso-lumbo-sacral spine show multiple level and extensive lateral meningocoele with neural foraminal widening (arrow), dural ectasia (arrow) and scoliosis deformity.
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