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Thoracic myelocele

MedGen UID:
473137
Concept ID:
C0431335
Congenital Abnormality
Synonym: Thoracic Myelocele
SNOMED CT: Thoracic myelocele (203991006)

Definition

Herniation of spinal cord tissue and meninges through a defect in the thoracic region of the vertebral column. The protrusion of the tissue is flush with the level of the skin surface. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVThoracic myelocele

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Tornali C, Pratico' A, Vecchio F, Polizzi A, Ruggieri M, Vecchio I
Acta Biomed 2021 Jul 1;92(3):e2021211. doi: 10.23750/abm.v92i3.11600. PMID: 34212901Free PMC Article
Ortiz-Cruz G, Aguayo-Gómez A, Luna-Muñoz L, Muñoz-Téllez LA, Mutchinick OM
Birth Defects Res 2021 Mar;113(4):371-381. Epub 2021 Jan 19 doi: 10.1002/bdr2.1872. PMID: 33470056
Hüsler MR, Danzer E, Johnson MP, Bebbington M, Sutton L, Adzick NS, Wilson RD
Prenat Diagn 2009 Nov;29(11):1050-7. doi: 10.1002/pd.2348. PMID: 19688779

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Fabelo C, He H, Lim FY, Atzinger C, Wong B
Prenat Diagn 2022 Jan;42(1):27-36. Epub 2021 Dec 20 doi: 10.1002/pd.6080. PMID: 34931327
Rocque BG, Maddox MH, Hopson BD, Shamblin IC, Aban I, Arynchyna AA, Blount JP
Neurosurgery 2021 Mar 15;88(4):785-790. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa507. PMID: 33370814
Holmes LB, Toufaily MH, Westgate MN
Birth Defects Res 2018 Jan;110(2):128-133. doi: 10.1002/bdr2.1082. PMID: 29377645
Beuriat PA, Poirot I, Hameury F, Szathmari A, Rousselle C, Sabatier I, di Rocco F, Mottolese C
World Neurosurg 2018 Feb;110:e24-e31. Epub 2017 Oct 5 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.09.169. PMID: 28987842
Woodhouse CR
Pediatr Nephrol 2008 Aug;23(8):1223-31. Epub 2008 Jan 17 doi: 10.1007/s00467-007-0663-3. PMID: 18200450Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Rocque BG, Maddox MH, Hopson BD, Shamblin IC, Aban I, Arynchyna AA, Blount JP
Neurosurgery 2021 Mar 15;88(4):785-790. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa507. PMID: 33370814
Yamashiro KJ, Galganski LA, Hirose S
Semin Pediatr Surg 2019 Aug;28(4):150823. Epub 2019 Jul 18 doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2019.07.006. PMID: 31451171
Akbar M, Bresch B, Raiss P, Fürstenberg CH, Bruckner T, Seyler T, Carstens C, Abel R
J Orthop Traumatol 2010 Sep;11(3):175-82. Epub 2010 Aug 19 doi: 10.1007/s10195-010-0102-2. PMID: 20721596Free PMC Article
Sharma AK, Phadke SR, Halder A, Agarwal SS
Indian Pediatr 1994 Jun;31(6):707-8. PMID: 7896400
Fleischer AC, Kirchner SG, Thieme GA
Pediatr Clin North Am 1985 Dec;32(6):1523-36. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)34940-9. PMID: 3906536

Therapy

Lee SY, Papanna R, Farmer D, Tsao K
Clin Perinatol 2022 Dec;49(4):835-848. Epub 2022 Oct 9 doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2022.06.004. PMID: 36328602
Stokes SC, Theodorou CM, Jackson JE, Pivetti C, Kumar P, Yamashiro KJ, Paxton ZJ, Reynaga L, Hyllen A, Wang A, Farmer DL
J Pediatr Surg 2022 Jan;57(1):18-25. Epub 2021 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.09.021. PMID: 34657738Free PMC Article
Theodorou CM, Stokes SC, Jackson JE, Pivetti CD, Kumar P, Yamashiro KJ, Paxton ZJ, Reynaga L, Hyllen AA, Wang A, Farmer DL
J Pediatr Surg 2022 Apr;57(4):753-758. Epub 2021 Jun 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.05.025. PMID: 34217509Free PMC Article
Katz DE, Haideri N, Song K, Wyrick P
J Pediatr Orthop 1997 May-Jun;17(3):377-86. PMID: 9150029
Locke MD, Sarwark JF
Curr Opin Pediatr 1996 Feb;8(1):65-7. doi: 10.1097/00008480-199602000-00014. PMID: 8680519

Prognosis

Beuriat PA, Poirot I, Hameury F, Szathmari A, Rousselle C, Sabatier I, di Rocco F, Mottolese C
World Neurosurg 2018 Feb;110:e24-e31. Epub 2017 Oct 5 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.09.169. PMID: 28987842
Akbar M, Bresch B, Raiss P, Fürstenberg CH, Bruckner T, Seyler T, Carstens C, Abel R
J Orthop Traumatol 2010 Sep;11(3):175-82. Epub 2010 Aug 19 doi: 10.1007/s10195-010-0102-2. PMID: 20721596Free PMC Article
Locke MD, Sarwark JF
Curr Opin Pediatr 1996 Feb;8(1):65-7. doi: 10.1097/00008480-199602000-00014. PMID: 8680519
Broughton NS, Menelaus MB, Cole WG, Shurtleff DB
J Bone Joint Surg Br 1993 Sep;75(5):760-3. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.75B5.8376434. PMID: 8376434
Delashaw JB, Park TS, Cail WM, Vollmer DG
Childs Nerv Syst 1987;3(3):165-9. doi: 10.1007/BF00717894. PMID: 3652068

Clinical prediction guides

Chen-Carrington A, Leonard D, Goodreau A, Rhodes J, Tye GW
Childs Nerv Syst 2024 Aug;40(8):2593-2598. Epub 2024 Apr 29 doi: 10.1007/s00381-024-06396-7. PMID: 38684568Free PMC Article
Ramirez N, Olivella G, Fitzgerald RE, Smith JT, Sturm PF, Sponseller PD, Karlin LI, Luhmann SJ, Torres-Lugo NJ, Hilaire TS; Pediatric Spine Study Group
J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev 2022 May 1;6(5) doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-22-00090. PMID: 35551145Free PMC Article
Akbar M, Bresch B, Raiss P, Fürstenberg CH, Bruckner T, Seyler T, Carstens C, Abel R
J Orthop Traumatol 2010 Sep;11(3):175-82. Epub 2010 Aug 19 doi: 10.1007/s10195-010-0102-2. PMID: 20721596Free PMC Article
Locke MD, Sarwark JF
Curr Opin Pediatr 1996 Feb;8(1):65-7. doi: 10.1097/00008480-199602000-00014. PMID: 8680519
Moore TS, Dreyer TM, Bevin AG
Plast Reconstr Surg 1984 Feb;73(2):288-92. doi: 10.1097/00006534-198402000-00026. PMID: 6364193

Recent systematic reviews

De Marco R, Nasto LA, Strangio A, Piatelli G, Pavanello M
Childs Nerv Syst 2024 May;40(5):1541-1569. Epub 2024 Mar 9 doi: 10.1007/s00381-024-06341-8. PMID: 38459148

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