Case Report: Surgical management of a meningomyelocele in a cat [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceA 2. 5-year-old domestic shorthair cat was presented for evaluation of chronic progressive paraparesis and urinary incontinence characterized by leaking small amounts of urine and incomplete bladder emptying.
Kelly M. Muller +3 more
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Successful non-surgical management of genital prolapse in a neonate with thoracolumbar meningomyelocele using a bottle nipple device: Case report [PDF]
Women's HealthGenital prolapse is very rare in neonates. In neonates affected by spina bifida, genital prolapse can occur due to improper nerve supply to the pelvic diaphragm. When genital prolapse occurs in neonates, it can be associated with severe morbidity as time
Ermias Fikru Yesuf MD +6 more
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A Conundrum of Colliding Conditions: A Histopathological Case Report of Chiari Type III with Complete Spina Bifida Aperta [PDF]
ReportsBackground and Clinical Significance: Spina bifida in the cervical region is closely associated with Chiari malformation, which is an amalgamation of terminology for separate conditions with similar pathophysiological mechanisms and progression from one ...
George Stoyanov +3 more
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A Large Thoracolumbosacral Meningomyelocele From Northern Tanzania: A Case Report [PDF]
Case Reports in Surgery, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.Meningomyelocele and meningocele are types of neural tube defects, which are congenital abnormalities of the spine and spinal cord. These conditions are frequently encountered by pediatric neurosurgeons worldwide and represent a significant public health concern due to their association with a range of collateral conditions, other malformations, and ...
Mujaheed Suleman +7 more
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Profound Near Fatal Respiratory Dysfunction in a Neonate With Meningomyelocele: A Narrative With Neurosurgical Lessons [PDF]
Case Reports in Pediatrics, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.The association between spina bifida, specifically myelomeningocele, and autonomic dysfunction is known although rare. This case highlights the severe respiratory compromise that can occur in paediatric patients secondary to myelomeningocele. We describe a case of a neonate who experienced profound respiratory dysfunction following a successful ...
P. Singh +4 more
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Paraspinal Extrarenal Wilms Tumor Case Report and Review of Literature [PDF]
Case Reports in Pediatrics, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Introduction Extrarenal Wilms tumors (ERWTs) (i.e., nephroblastoma) are exceptionally rare tumors that have only been reported approximately 100 times in the literature. These tumors necessitate histology (rather than imaging) for proper identification, often resulting in a postoperative diagnosis.
Julianna L. Barbaro +4 more
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Clinical Outcomes and Complication Rates of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts in Hydrocephalic Infants with Meningomyelocele: A Ten-Year Review at a Single Institution [PDF]
ChildrenBackground/Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the surgical treatment and management of hydrocephalus in infants with meningomyelocele and compare the single-center experience with the previous studies.
Çağlar Türk +5 more
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Prenatal Diagnosis and Clinical Phenotypic Heterogeneity of 22q11.2 Microdeletion Syndrome Based on a Single Center Retrospective Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, Volume 39, Issue 11, June 2025.Chromosome 22q11.2 microdeletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) is a common congenital disorder with high clinical phenotypic heterogeneity. In this study, we retrospectively investigated the incidence of prenatal diagnosis of 22q11.2DS in a single center and summarized its clinical manifestations to expand the phenotypic database ABSTRACT Objective To ...
Jia‐yan Chen +2 more
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A Case Report on Thornwaldt Cyst: An Uncommon Nasopharyngeal Anomaly in an 18‐Year‐Old Male [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2025.ABSTRACT Thornwaldt cysts are rare, benign nasopharyngeal remnants that often remain asymptomatic but can cause significant discomfort when symptomatic. This case report discusses an 18‐year‐old male who experienced a persistent foreign body sensation in his nose for 4 months.
Dhiraj Chaurasia +4 more
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Incidence of neural tube defects in tertiary care university hospital in Bangladesh [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental PediatricsBackground Although national population-based birth defect prevalence estimates are unavailable for Bangladesh specifically, data extrapolated from the March Dimes Global Birth Defects Report indicate a prevalence of neural tube defects (NTDs) of 4.7 per
Ismat Jahan +7 more
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