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This paper presents a 5-year-old patient with a residual filum terminale lipoma after a spinal operation which is diagnosed utilizing fat-water MR imaging which is the only reliable method of examination to verify the presence of fat.
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Objective & Hypothesis:Tethered cord syndrome is the low positioning of conus medullaris caused principally by maldevelopment of filum terminalis.
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Key Findings & Data:In about 50% of cases filum terminalis is attached to a spinal lipoma.
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Conclusion & Impact:This paper presents a 5-year-old patient with a residual filum terminale lipoma after a spinal operation which is diagnosed utilizing fat-water MR imaging which is the only reliable method of examination to verify the presence of fat.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters
Abstract
Tethered cord syndrome is the low positioning of conus medullaris caused principally by maldevelopment of filum terminalis. In about 50% of cases filum terminalis is attached to a spinal lipoma. This paper presents a 5-year-old patient with a residual filum terminale lipoma after a spinal operation which is diagnosed utilizing fat-water MR imaging which is the only reliable method of examination to verify the presence of fat.
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Cite This Article
YORULMAZ, İ., SAVAŞ, R., DURMAZ, S., PARILDAR, M., ŞENER, R. N. (1998). Fat-water MR imaging of a filum terminale lipoma associated with tethered cord syndrome. Medical Journal of Ege University, Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 3, 85–87. https://ajindex.com/articles/283102