Talenti Giacomo, Giussani Carlo, Parazzini Cecilia, Izzo Giana, Canonico Francesco, Vergani Patrizia, Righini Andrea
Neuroradiology Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy.
Neurosurgery Department, Ospedale San Gerardo, Monza, Universita' Milano-Bicocca, Italy.
Neuropediatrics. 2017 Apr;48(2):104-107. doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1593985. Epub 2016 Nov 23.
Cervical abortive myelocistocele is a very rare congenital malformation. In this case report, we describe the prenatal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of such entity in a 20-week gestational age fetus, whose imaging features showed to be different from the only other previous prenatal report. We underscored the value of fetal MR for counseling and prognosis, especially when assessing the integrity of the spinal cord.