Case report: Type I diastematomyelia with breast abnormalities and clubfoot
BackgroundDiastematomyelia is a rare congenital spinal cord malformation, classified as type I or type II, with over half of the cases considered type I. However, type I diastematomyelia with breast abnormality and clubfoot is extremely rare in clinical practice.Case presentationWe admitted an 18-ye...
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| description | BackgroundDiastematomyelia is a rare congenital spinal cord malformation, classified as type I or type II, with over half of the cases considered type I. However, type I diastematomyelia with breast abnormality and clubfoot is extremely rare in clinical practice.Case presentationWe admitted an 18-year-old female patient with type I diastematomyelia with breast abnormalities and clubfoot. She was underwent surgical treatment. After the surgical removal of the pressure-causing bone spur, the weakness of the right lower limb was significantly relieved. During the 22-month follow-up, there was no complication and no recurrence.ConclusionSurgical removal of the pressure-causing bone spur can relieve symptoms in the lower limbs. However, further research is warranted to explore the breast abnormalities in patients with diastematomyelia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-010712013c5544ccb89b3a0ff28db53e2022-12-22T01:50:06ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Surgery2296-875X2022-09-01910.3389/fsurg.2022.981069981069Case report: Type I diastematomyelia with breast abnormalities and clubfootShenshen Hao0Zenan Yue1Xin Yu2Zhenfu Gao3Hongke Li4Shuai Liu5Shengli Dong6Department of Spine and Bone Oncology, General Hospital of Pingmei Shenma Medical Group, Pingdingshan, ChinaTheoretical Research Office, Party School of the CPC Pingdingshan Municipal Committee, Pingdingshan, ChinaDepartment of Spine and Bone Oncology, General Hospital of Pingmei Shenma Medical Group, Pingdingshan, ChinaDepartment of Spine and Bone Oncology, General Hospital of Pingmei Shenma Medical Group, Pingdingshan, ChinaDepartment of Spine and Bone Oncology, General Hospital of Pingmei Shenma Medical Group, Pingdingshan, ChinaDepartment of Spine and Bone Oncology, General Hospital of Pingmei Shenma Medical Group, Pingdingshan, ChinaDepartment of Spine and Bone Oncology, General Hospital of Pingmei Shenma Medical Group, Pingdingshan, ChinaBackgroundDiastematomyelia is a rare congenital spinal cord malformation, classified as type I or type II, with over half of the cases considered type I. However, type I diastematomyelia with breast abnormality and clubfoot is extremely rare in clinical practice.Case presentationWe admitted an 18-year-old female patient with type I diastematomyelia with breast abnormalities and clubfoot. She was underwent surgical treatment. After the surgical removal of the pressure-causing bone spur, the weakness of the right lower limb was significantly relieved. During the 22-month follow-up, there was no complication and no recurrence.ConclusionSurgical removal of the pressure-causing bone spur can relieve symptoms in the lower limbs. However, further research is warranted to explore the breast abnormalities in patients with diastematomyelia.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.981069/fulldiastematomyeliabreast abnormalitiesclubfootsurgerycase report |
| spellingShingle | Shenshen Hao Zenan Yue Xin Yu Zhenfu Gao Hongke Li Shuai Liu Shengli Dong Case report: Type I diastematomyelia with breast abnormalities and clubfoot Frontiers in Surgery diastematomyelia breast abnormalities clubfoot surgery case report |
| title | Case report: Type I diastematomyelia with breast abnormalities and clubfoot |
| title_full | Case report: Type I diastematomyelia with breast abnormalities and clubfoot |
| title_fullStr | Case report: Type I diastematomyelia with breast abnormalities and clubfoot |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case report: Type I diastematomyelia with breast abnormalities and clubfoot |
| title_short | Case report: Type I diastematomyelia with breast abnormalities and clubfoot |
| title_sort | case report type i diastematomyelia with breast abnormalities and clubfoot |
| topic | diastematomyelia breast abnormalities clubfoot surgery case report |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.981069/full |
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