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Lumbar meningomyelocele

MedGen UID:
760702
•Concept ID:
C3536738
•
Congenital Abnormality
Synonyms: Lumbar Meningomyelocele; Lumbar Myelomeningocele
SNOMED CT: Lumbar meningomyelocele (203987001)

Definition

A congenital abnormality in the lumbar region of the spine, in which the spinal cord and meninges protrude through a defect in the spinal column. The protrusion is above the skin surface. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLumbar meningomyelocele

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of lumbar and intrathoracic meningocele: bioethical implications.
Tornali C, Pratico' A, Vecchio F, Polizzi A, Ruggieri M, Vecchio I
Acta Biomed 2021 Jul 1;92(3):e2021211. doi: 10.23750/abm.v92i3.11600. PMID: 34212901Free PMC Article
Myelomeningocele genotype-phenotype correlation findings in cilia, HH, PCP, and WNT signaling pathways.
Ortiz-Cruz G, Aguayo-Gómez A, Luna-Muñoz L, Muñoz-Téllez LA, Mutchinick OM
Birth Defects Res 2021 Mar;113(4):371-381. Epub 2021 Jan 19 doi: 10.1002/bdr2.1872. PMID: 33470056
Distal cordectomies as treatment for lumbosacral myelomeningoceles.
Albright AL, Okechi H
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2014 Feb;13(2):192-5. Epub 2013 Dec 20 doi: 10.3171/2013.11.PEDS13378. PMID: 24359212

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Symptomatic calcified subdural hematomas.
Sharma RR, Mahapatra A, Pawar SJ, Sousa J, Athale SD
Pediatr Neurosurg 1999 Sep;31(3):150-4. doi: 10.1159/000028851. PMID: 10708357
The adductor transfer in the high-risk hip in myelodysplasia: a preliminary report.
Gugenheim JJ, Rosenthal RK, Dabrowski S, Hall JE
Clin Orthop Relat Res 1978 May;(132):108-14. PMID: 679526

Diagnosis

Atypical parasitic ischiopagus conjoined twins.
Corona-Rivera JR, Corona-Rivera E, Franco-Topete R, Acosta-León J, Aguila-Dueñas V, Corona-Rivera A
J Pediatr Surg 2003 Feb;38(2):e3. doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2003.50063. PMID: 12596123
Spinal lipoma misinterpreted as a meningomyelocele on antenatal MRI scan in a baby girl.
Leung EC, Sgouros S, Williams S, Johnson K
Childs Nerv Syst 2002 Jul;18(6-7):361-3. Epub 2002 Jun 26 doi: 10.1007/s00381-002-0622-z. PMID: 12172948
Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of dilated cavum vergae.
Sahinoglu Z, Uludogan M, Delikara MN
J Clin Ultrasound 2002 Jul-Aug;30(6):378-83. doi: 10.1002/jcu.10083. PMID: 12116100
The use of magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of fetal intracranial anomalies.
Dinh DH, Wright RM, Hanigan WC
Childs Nerv Syst 1990 Jun;6(4):212-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01850975. PMID: 2383875
Cerebellar infarction in a patient with Waardenburg syndrome.
Narod SA, Siegel-Bartelt J, Hoffman HJ
Am J Med Genet 1988 Dec;31(4):903-7. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320310424. PMID: 3239580

Therapy

G6PD Deficiency with Arnold-Chiari Malformation.
Verma S, Bhatia PK, Sharma V, Sethi P, Singh YR
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2016 Nov;26(11):931-933. PMID: 27981932

Prognosis

Atypical parasitic ischiopagus conjoined twins.
Corona-Rivera JR, Corona-Rivera E, Franco-Topete R, Acosta-León J, Aguila-Dueñas V, Corona-Rivera A
J Pediatr Surg 2003 Feb;38(2):e3. doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2003.50063. PMID: 12596123
Symptomatic calcified subdural hematomas.
Sharma RR, Mahapatra A, Pawar SJ, Sousa J, Athale SD
Pediatr Neurosurg 1999 Sep;31(3):150-4. doi: 10.1159/000028851. PMID: 10708357
Prognosis for babies with meningomyelocele and high lumbar paraplegia at birth.
Menzies RG, Parkin JM, Hey EN
Lancet 1985 Nov 2;2(8462):993-5. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(85)90535-5. PMID: 2865510
Sweat function in babies with defects of the central nervous system.
Foster KG, Hey EN, O'Connell B
Arch Dis Child 1971 Aug;46(248):444-51. doi: 10.1136/adc.46.248.444. PMID: 4935620Free PMC Article

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