Abstract
We report a case of tethered cord syndrome treated surgically. As in many reported cases, the treatment was successful on pain but only partially so on sphincter dysfunction. The most important diagnostic investigation is CT scanning with contrast medium.
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Viene riportato un caso con sindrome da tethered cord trattato chirurgicamete. Come in molti dei casi riportati il trattamento ha avuto successo per il dolore, ma solo parzialmente per le disfunzioni sfinteriche. La più importante indagine diagnostica è la CT dopo somministrazione intradurale di mezzo di contrasto.
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Raco, A., Ciappetta, P. & Mariottini, A. Lumbosacral lipoma causing tethering of the conus: Case report. Ital J Neuro Sci 8, 59–62 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02361437
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