J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  1991 Jul;20(7):558-567.

Clinical Analysis of Syringomyelia

• Lee MK
• Kang CG
• Kim DH
• Kim DJ

Abstract

Eight patients were diagnosed as syringomyelia by MRI at the Department of Neurosurgery of Maryknoll hosptial, Pusan from April, 1990 to April, 1991. The causes were chiari type 1 malformation(2 cases), neoplasm(1 case), trauma(1 case) and idiopathic(4 cases). Six procedures were performed in the five patients. The procedures were foramen magmum decompression(1 case), formen magmum decompression combined syringosubarachnoid shunt(1 case), syringosubarachnoid(1 case), syringoperitioneal(2 cases) and syringopleural shunts(1 case). We have reviewed the modes of clinical presentations, diagnostic evaluations and surgical considerations.

Keyword

Syringomyelia; Clinical presentations; Surgical considerations

MeSH Terms

Busan
Decompression
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neurosurgery
Syringomyelia*