Prevention of Adhesion after Removal of Lumbosacral Lipoma with Tethered Cord by Using Interposition Silastic Sheet : A Case Report

Authors

  • Pataravit Rukskul Neurosurgical Unit, Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Thailand.
  • Yongyuth Siripakarn Division of Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Thailand

Keywords:

Lumbosacral lipoma, Silastic sheet, Tethered cord

Abstract

             A 13-year-old boy was admitted to Thammasat University Hospital, Pathumthani, Thailand in January 2000 with a history of 1 0-year progressive pain, paraparesis and urinary incontinence. At birth, he has had a soft tissue lump over the spine in the lumbosacral area with no associated cutaneous anomalies. The MR images demonstrated a transitional lumbosacral lipoma. The lipoma was surgically removed and the lateral spinal cord and filum terminale were released from dural adhesions. A silastic sheet was inserted to interpose at the excision site for prevention of cord adhesion. The postoperative results were extremely gratified by the disappearance of pain from tethered spinal cord with gradual recovery of muscular atrophy and urinary incontinence within 8 months following surgery. This report showed a simple and safe application of silastic sheet to prevent postoperative adhesion after removal of a congenital lumbosacral lipoma.

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Published

2000-12-28

How to Cite

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Rukskul P, Siripakarn Y. Prevention of Adhesion after Removal of Lumbosacral Lipoma with Tethered Cord by Using Interposition Silastic Sheet : A Case Report. Thai J Surg [Internet]. 2000 Dec. 28 [cited 2024 Dec. 23];21(4):129-32. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiJSurg/article/view/243336

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 4 (2000): October - December

Section

Case Reports

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