New Arrival: A Case of Surgically Treated Adult Split Cord Malformation Type 2 with Tethered Cord Syndrome#SpineAndSpinalCordSurgery #SplitCordMalformation #TetheredCordSyndrome #SurgicalStrategy

FIRST AUTHOR: Keisuke OHMAE
Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University

解説: この論文は比較的稀なsplit cord malformation（SCM)が脊髄脂肪腫を伴って成人期に対麻痺と膀胱直腸障害で発症したケースレポートです。MRIでは不明瞭でしたが、直達手術時にSCM周囲の線維組織による癒着がありました。

DESCRIPTION: This article reports a case of relatively rare adult-onset split cord malformation (SCM) accompanied by spinal lipoma which caused tethered cord syndrome.  There was adhesion by fibrous strings around the SCM at the time of surgery, although not evident on MRI
#SpineAndSpinalCordSurgery #SplitCordMalformation #TetheredCordSyndrome #SurgicalStrategy