Mirzaei Soheil, Khoshkholghsima Maryam, Sabaghzadeh Amir, Kurdkandi Hooshmand Zarei
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran; Department of Radiology, Shahid Sattari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Radiology, Shahid Sattari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Int J Surg Case Rep. 2024 Apr;117:109477. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.109477. Epub 2024 Mar 5.
Spina bifida (SB), as one of the spine abnormalities, is caused by incomplete closure of the neural tube and generally includes two types: open and closed. This study aims to introduce one of the rare cases of closed SB.
A 34-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital with neck pain. Radiographic and computed tomography (CT) imaging revealed bifid spinous processes from C to T vertebrae, indicative of a rare case of closed SB in the cervicothoracic region.
Closed SB, while often regarded as benign, can be associated with various pathologies that require follow-up.
Diagnosing this abnormality is crucial for addressing potential complications that may arise from it.
脊柱裂（SB）是脊柱异常之一，由神经管闭合不全引起，通常包括两种类型：开放性和闭合性。本研究旨在介绍一例罕见的闭合性SB病例。
一名34岁男性患者因颈部疼痛入院。X线和计算机断层扫描（CT）成像显示从颈椎到胸椎的棘突分叉，提示颈胸段罕见的闭合性SB病例。
闭合性SB虽然通常被认为是良性的，但可能与各种需要随访的病理情况相关。
诊断这种异常对于处理可能由此产生的潜在并发症至关重要。
