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Case Reports
. 2013 May 15:2013:bcr2013008654.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-008654.

Multilobed cystic dilation of the ventriculus terminalis (CDVT)

Silvio Bellocchi  1 , Simone Vidale, Paolo Casiraghi, Marco Arnaboldi, Angelo Taborelli
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Multilobed cystic dilation of the ventriculus terminalis (CDVT)

Silvio Bellocchi et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

The cystic dilation of ventriculus terminalis (CDVT) is a rare anatomical variant in adulthood. In this report we describe a new case of an adult with multilobed CDVT, causing low-back pain and subjective disturbances in walking. A myelotomy with fenestration of the cyst was performed with a good clinical and radiological outcome.

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Figure 1
(A) T2-weighted sagittal lumbar MRI of multilobed cystic dilation of conus medullaris; (B) postoperative T2-weighted sagittal lumbar MRI showing significant reduction in the cyst size.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Intraoperative image of the window of cyst wall with a suture (8.0).
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