Batzdorf U
Division of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.
J Neurosurg. 1988 May;68(5):726-30. doi: 10.3171/jns.1988.68.5.0726.
Five patients with a Chiari I-syringomyelia complex of adult onset were evaluated by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. All patients underwent suboccipital craniotomy with upper cervical (C-1 and part of C-2) laminectomy, arachnoid retraction, and duraplasty. Postoperative MR studies of four patients disclosed collapse of the syringomyelic cavity, even when the cavity extended into the thoracic region. This appeared to be a progressive process taking place over several weeks. Operative complications are noted and physiological implications are discussed.
对5例成年起病的Chiari I型脊髓空洞症复合体患者进行了磁共振（MR）成像评估。所有患者均接受了枕下开颅术，并行上颈椎（C-1和部分C-2）椎板切除术、蛛网膜牵拉和硬脑膜成形术。4例患者术后的MR研究显示，即使空洞延伸至胸段，脊髓空洞腔也会塌陷。这似乎是一个在数周内逐渐发生的过程。文中记录了手术并发症并讨论了其生理意义。
