Prenatal diagnosis of diastematomyelia: presentation of eight cases and review of the literature.


Has R., Yuksel A., Buyukkurt S., Kalelioglu I., Tatli B.

Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, cilt.30, sa.6, ss.845-9, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Objectives Diastematomyelia is a rare form of spinal dysraphism. We present eight cases of diastematomyelia diagnosed prenatally in our institution as well as a review of the literature in order to determine the prognosis of isolated cases of this very unusual condition.