Syringostomy Using Myringostomy Tube in Syringomyelia Associated Type I Chiari Malformation.
- Author:
Il Sup KIM
1
;
Hae Kwan PARK
;
Jung Ki CHO
;
Sung Chan PARK
;
Kyung Keun CHO
;
Kyung Jin LEE
;
Hyung Kyun RHA
;
Chang Rak CHOI
;
Joon Ki KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Myringostomy tube;
Syringostomy;
Syringomyelia;
Chiari malformation
- MeSH:
Humans;
Laminectomy;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Quadriplegia;
Shoulder Pain;
Syringomyelia*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2002;31(1):95-98
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We describe a case of syringomyelia associated with type I Chiari malformation treated with syringostomy using myringostomy tube. The syrinx was found at C2 to C5 level, and the patient presented with quadriparesis and both shoulder pain. We performed extensive suboccipital craniectomy, C1 laminectomy, duroplasty, and then syringostomy using myringostomy tube. Postoperatively, the clinical and neurological improvement was noted and MRI showed reduced size of syrinx.
