Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Bouchentouf R

Publications

• Case Report
  An Isolated Spinal Meningocele Discovered Fortuitously on a CT Scan: Case Report
  Author(s): Bouchentouf R, Benjelloun A and Yasser ZBouchentouf R, Benjelloun A and Yasser Z
  
  A spinal meningocele is a saccular protrusion of the meninges through a dilated intervertebral foramen or a bony defect of the vertebral column. Intrathoracic meningocele is a rare condition. Only a few cases were related in the literature. It is usually associated with neurofibromatosis type 1. Isolated intrathoracic meningoceles without neurofibromatosis are more uncommon. We report a case of isolated paraspinal meningocele in a 54 old-year-man, for whom the diagnosis was established by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging features. .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000545

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