Congenital spinal meningocele

MedGen UID:: 507597
•Concept ID:: C0009730
•: Congenital Abnormality

Synonyms:	Congenital spinal hydromeningocele; Spinal Meningocele; Spinal meningocele
SNOMED CT:	Congenital spinal meningocele (65144005); Spinal meningocele (65144005); Congenital spinal hydromeningocele (65144005)

Definition

A congenital abnormality in which the meninges protrude through a defect in the spinal column. [from NCI]

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CROGVCongenital spinal meningocele

Phenotypic abnormality
- Abnormality of prenatal development or birth
  - Fetal anomaly
    - Congenital Systemic Disorder
      - Abnormality of the nervous system
        Congenital meningocele
        Congenital spinal meningocele
        Cervical Meningocele
        Lumbar Meningocele
        Sacral meningocele
        Anterior sacral meningocele
        Thoracic Meningocele

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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: 34212901 Free PMC Article

Evaluation and Long-term Management of Neurogenic Bladder in Spinal Dysraphism.

Le HK, Cardona-Grau D, Chiang G
Neoreviews 2019 Dec;20(12):e711-e724. doi: 10.1542/neo.20-12-e711. PMID: 31792158

Spinal arachnoid cysts in adults: diagnosis and management. A single-center experience.

Fam MD, Woodroffe RW, Helland L, Noeller J, Dahdaleh NS, Menezes AH, Hitchon PW
J Neurosurg Spine 2018 Dec 1;29(6):711-719. Epub 2018 Sep 28 doi: 10.3171/2018.5.SPINE1820. PMID: 30265227

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