Vashu Ravindran, Liew Ngian San
Sarawak General Hospital, Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, 93250 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Childs Nerv Syst. 2010 May;26(5):697-701. doi: 10.1007/s00381-010-1093-2. Epub 2010 Mar 12.
Double neural tube defect is a rare congenital problem. A case illustration and current literatures on neural tube closure theory are discussed. The available theories are summarised and compared with regard to the case report.
A preterm baby with a parietal encephalocele and thoracic myelomeningocele is reported and management described. A two-staged surgery was performed.
The present case, the first described in Southeast Asia, appears to support a multi-site closure theory.
双神经管缺陷是一种罕见的先天性问题。本文讨论了一个病例及当前关于神经管闭合理论的文献。总结了现有的理论,并结合病例报告进行比较。
报告了一名患有顶叶脑膨出和胸段脊髓脊膜膨出的早产儿,并描述了其治疗情况。进行了两阶段手术。
本病例是东南亚地区首次报道,似乎支持多部位闭合理论。