Weinzweig J, Holman P D, Rekate H L
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Maricopa County Medical Center/Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Phoenix, Ariz., USA.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 1995 Jul;96(1):183-93.
The role of the plastic surgeon in the diagnosis and management of congenital anomalies is often a complicated one that involves the integration of input from numerous specialists into the evaluation process. Diastematomyelia is a serious neurosurgical problem that often presents with cutaneous findings in a neurologically asymptomatic patient. Early recognition of these cutaneous manifestations by the plastic surgeon, evaluation with an MRI scan, and consultation with a pediatric neurosurgeon can prevent delayed diagnosis of this surgically correctable anomaly and irreversible neurologic sequelae.
整形外科医生在先天性畸形的诊断和处理中所起的作用通常很复杂，这涉及到将众多专家的意见整合到评估过程中。脊髓纵裂是一个严重的神经外科问题，在神经系统无症状的患者中常伴有皮肤表现。整形外科医生尽早识别这些皮肤表现，通过磁共振成像扫描进行评估，并与儿科神经外科医生会诊，可避免对这种可通过手术矫正的畸形的延迟诊断以及不可逆的神经后遗症。
