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Review
. 2017 Apr 26:8:63.
doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.205268. eCollection 2017.

Surgical management of lipomyelomeningocele in children: Challenges and considerations

Kathryn M Wagner  1 , Jeffrey S Raskin  1 , Daniel Hansen  1 , Gaddum D Reddy  1 , Andrew Jea  1 , Sandi Lam  1
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Surgical management of lipomyelomeningocele in children: Challenges and considerations

Kathryn M Wagner et al. Surg Neurol Int. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Spinal lipoma; lipomyelomeningocele; pediatric; spinal dysraphism.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) T1 (left) and T2 (right) sagittal sections of an MRI showing the presence of a caudal lipomyelomeningocele with an associated lumbar syrinx (arrows) in a clinically asymptomatic patient. (b) Selected T2 axial sections as identified by the color coding on the sagittal image in A
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Photograph demonstrating a lumbar mass and associated hyperpigmentation. (b) T1 (left) and T2 (right) sagittal sections of an MRI showing the lumbosacral dysraphism and associated cystic lumbar mass. (c) Selected T2 axial sections as identified by color coding on the sagittal image in A
Figure 3
Figure 3
Classification of lipomas of the conus medullaris, as described by Chapman. Dorsal, caudal, and transitional types (right to left)
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