Lateral sacral lipomyelomeningocele : a rare anomaly

Shetty, D.S.; Lakhkar, B.N.

Neurology India 50(2): 204-206

2002


ISSN/ISBN: 0028-3886
PMID: 12134190
Document Number: 541716
Lateral sacral lipomyelomeningocele is a rare spinal developmental anomaly. In the case under report, the fat attached to the neural placode was blending with the gluteal fat externally. The cord was tethered at this level. Multiple bony anomalies and diastematomyelia were associated findings. A case of lateral sacral lipomyelomeningocele with excellent imaging detail provided by the multiplanar magnetic resonance (MR) scan is reported.

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