Thoracoscopic plication for a huge thoracic meningocele in a patient with Neurofibromatosis

Intrathoracic meningoceles associated with neurofibromatosis type I are rare, and the optimal treatment is still unknown. Herein, we present the case of a 48-year-old Asian female with a huge thoracic meningocele associated with cutaneous neurofibromatosis type I and kyphoscoliosis of the thoracic s...

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Autores principales: Chen, Heng-Chung, Chang, Ping-Hsien, Jhang, Shang-Wun, Wang, Bing-Yen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4044411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24886418
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-9-85
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Sumario:Intrathoracic meningoceles associated with neurofibromatosis type I are rare, and the optimal treatment is still unknown. Herein, we present the case of a 48-year-old Asian female with a huge thoracic meningocele associated with cutaneous neurofibromatosis type I and kyphoscoliosis of the thoracic spine. The large thoracic meningocele was successfully treated through thoracoscopic plication.

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