In:
Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Vol. 66, No. 1 ( 1980-07-01), p. 125-128
Abstract:
Recommendations concerning the timing of surgery for lumbosacral lipomas have been inconsistent. Proponents of delay of operation until 5 to 6 years of age in patients without neurologic deficits claim that the procedure is made technically easier by allowing growth and maturation of intraspinal structures.1,2 However, the frequency of eventual neurologic deficits in unoperated patients has led others to recommend prompt surgery, even in infancy.3,4 Because these deficits are usually insidious in onset, most clinicians are unaware that the patient with a lumbosacral lipoma can deteriorate acutely. We wish to report a patient with a lumbosacral lipoma who suffered two episodes of acute deterioration in early infancy, and is left with severe neurologic residua.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0031-4005
,
1098-4275
DOI:
10.1542/peds.66.1.125
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Publication Date:
1980
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1477004-0
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