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Lumbar myelocele

MedGen UID:: 473136
•Concept ID:: C0431334
•: Congenital Abnormality

Synonym:	Lumbar Myelocele
SNOMED CT:	Lumbar myelocele (203992004)

Definition

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

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVLumbar myelocele

Phenotypic abnormality
- Abnormality of prenatal development or birth
  - Fetal anomaly
    - Congenital Systemic Disorder
      - Abnormality of the nervous system
        Myelocele
        Lumbar myelocele

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of lumbar and intrathoracic meningocele: bioethical implications.

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: 34212901 Free PMC Article

Myelomeningocele genotype-phenotype correlation findings in cilia, HH, PCP, and WNT signaling pathways.

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

Interfrontal encephalocele: a rare feature of forehead in hydrocephalic myelomeningocele patients. Clinical feature, probable mechanisms, and management.

Nejat F, Kamali S, El Khashab M
Childs Nerv Syst 2013 Aug;29(8):1349-52. Epub 2013 Feb 22 doi: 10.1007/s00381-013-2050-7. PMID: 23864232

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Kyphectomy in myelomeningocele revisited: risk factors for failure.

Ghanem I, Saliba I, Ghanem D, Assi A, Dubousset J, Bernstein S, Tolo V, Bassett G, Miladi L
Eur Spine J 2023 Dec;32(12):4128-4144. Epub 2023 Sep 12 doi: 10.1007/s00586-023-07924-w. PMID: 37698696

Effect of photobiomodulation combined with physical therapy on functional performance in children with myelomeningocele: A protocol randomized clinical blind study.

Silva T, Queiroz JR, Turcio KHL, Tobelem DDC, Araújo TR, Coutinho KSL, Chavantes MC, Horliana ACRT, Deana AM, Silva DFTD, Castelo PM, Fernandes KPS, Motta LJ, Mesquita-Ferrari RA, Kalil Bussadori S
PLoS One 2021;16(10):e0253963. Epub 2021 Oct 6 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253963. PMID: 34613973 Free PMC Article

Daily Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents with Low Lumbar and Sacral Level Myelomeningocele.

Gencer-Atalay K, Karadag-Saygi E, Uzuncakmak B, Keskin A, Furtun Y, Guven H, Uzunoglu I, Kurtel H
Dev Neurorehabil 2021 Apr;24(3):145-149. Epub 2020 Aug 4 doi: 10.1080/17518423.2020.1800855. PMID: 32748658

Congenital Spinal Lipomatous Malformations. Part 1. Spinal Lipomas, Lipomyeloceles, and Lipomyelomeningoceles.

Rhodes RH
Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2020 Jun;39(3):194-245. Epub 2019 Jul 25 doi: 10.1080/15513815.2019.1641859. PMID: 31342816

Kyphectomy and Pedicular Screw Fixation with Posterior-Only Approach in Pediatric Patients with Myelomeningocele.

Kaplan SÇ, Ekşi MŞ, Bayri Y, Toktaş ZO, Konya D
Pediatr Neurosurg 2015;50(3):133-44. Epub 2015 Jun 6 doi: 10.1159/000430467. PMID: 26067202

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Diagnosis

Myelomeningocele among Pakistani population.

Fatima U, Khan S, Riaz SU, Mehdi H, Iftikhar M, Fatima N
J Pak Med Assoc 2022 May;72(5):874-877. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.04-611. PMID: 35713047

Effect of photobiomodulation combined with physical therapy on functional performance in children with myelomeningocele: A protocol randomized clinical blind study.

Congenital Spinal Lipomatous Malformations. Part 1. Spinal Lipomas, Lipomyeloceles, and Lipomyelomeningoceles.

Rhodes RH
Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2020 Jun;39(3):194-245. Epub 2019 Jul 25 doi: 10.1080/15513815.2019.1641859. PMID: 31342816

Caudal cell mass developmental aberrations: an imaging approach.

Chaturvedi A, Franco A, Chaturvedi A, Klionsky NB
Clin Imaging 2018 Nov-Dec;52:216-225. Epub 2018 Jul 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2018.07.014. PMID: 30138861

Neuro-osteology.

Kjaer I
Crit Rev Oral Biol Med 1998;9(2):224-44. doi: 10.1177/10454411980090020501. PMID: 9603237

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Therapy

Effect of photobiomodulation combined with physical therapy on functional performance in children with myelomeningocele: A protocol randomized clinical blind study.

Daily Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents with Low Lumbar and Sacral Level Myelomeningocele.

Spontaneous closure of myelomeningocele.

Schulz LN, Tecle NE, Cleary R, Mercier P
Childs Nerv Syst 2020 Apr;36(4):869-871. Epub 2020 Feb 5 doi: 10.1007/s00381-019-04454-z. PMID: 32025870

Reviewing the prognostic factors in myelomeningocele.

Protzenko T, Bellas A, Pousa MS, Protzenko M, Fontes JM, de Lima Silveira AM, Sá CA, Pereira JP, Salomão RM, Salomão JFM, Dos Santos Gomes SC
Neurosurg Focus 2019 Oct 1;47(4):E2. doi: 10.3171/2019.7.FOCUS19462. PMID: 31574474

Kyphectomy in children with myelomeningocele.

Altiok H, Finlayson C, Hassani S, Sturm P
Clin Orthop Relat Res 2011 May;469(5):1272-8. doi: 10.1007/s11999-010-1641-9. PMID: 20957462 Free PMC Article

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Prognosis

Myelomeningocele in Slovenia: results of a 10-year follow-up.

Spazzapan P, Velnar T
J Neurosurg Sci 2021 Jun;65(3):369-376. Epub 2018 Sep 25 doi: 10.23736/S0390-5616.18.04481-8. PMID: 30259717

Congenital Spinal Lipomatous Malformations. Part 1. Spinal Lipomas, Lipomyeloceles, and Lipomyelomeningoceles.

Rhodes RH
Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2020 Jun;39(3):194-245. Epub 2019 Jul 25 doi: 10.1080/15513815.2019.1641859. PMID: 31342816

Reviewing the prognostic factors in myelomeningocele.

Caudal cell mass developmental aberrations: an imaging approach.

Chaturvedi A, Franco A, Chaturvedi A, Klionsky NB
Clin Imaging 2018 Nov-Dec;52:216-225. Epub 2018 Jul 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2018.07.014. PMID: 30138861

Neuro-osteology.

Kjaer I
Crit Rev Oral Biol Med 1998;9(2):224-44. doi: 10.1177/10454411980090020501. PMID: 9603237

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Clinical prediction guides

Mature cystic teratoma mimicking meningomyelocele.

Balci M, Yuksel U, Akkaya MA, Akkaya S, Sagsoz N
Childs Nerv Syst 2021 Jul;37(7):2245-2249. Epub 2021 Jan 6 doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-05017-3. PMID: 33404722

A perspective in the management of myelomeningocoele in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa.

Mnguni MN, Enicker BC, Madiba TE
Childs Nerv Syst 2020 Jul;36(7):1521-1527. Epub 2020 Jan 23 doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04506-9. PMID: 31974664 Free PMC Article

Does Kyphectomy Improve the Quality of Life of Patients With Myelomeningocele?

Petersen PA, Marcon RM, Letaif OB, Mello Santos MA, Oliveira RG, Passos de Barros Filho TE, Cristante AF
Clin Orthop Relat Res 2020 Jan;478(1):104-111. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000000976. PMID: 31567706 Free PMC Article

Reviewing the prognostic factors in myelomeningocele.

Hip Status and Long-term Functional Outcomes in Spina Bifida.

Thompson RM, Foley J, Dias L, Swaroop VT
J Pediatr Orthop 2019 Mar;39(3):e168-e172. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001266. PMID: 30300276

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Recent systematic reviews

Adipofascial Flaps With Acellular Dermal Matrix Compared With Myocutaneous Flap Reconstruction in Lumbar Myelomeningocele Defects.

Pourtaheri N, Wang D, Calva D, Chopra K, Kumar AR
J Craniofac Surg 2018 Jul;29(5):1137-1142. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004598. PMID: 29750727

Iatrogenic surgical microscope skin burns: A systematic review of the literature and case report.

Lopez J, Soni A, Calva D, Susarla SM, Jallo GI, Redett R
Burns 2016 Jun;42(4):e74-80. Epub 2016 Jan 15 doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2015.08.014. PMID: 26777456

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Lumbar myelocele

Definition

Term Hierarchy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Diagnosis

Therapy

Prognosis

Clinical prediction guides

Recent systematic reviews

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