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Prenatal diagnosis of diastematomyelia

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Fetal diastematomyelia, a malformation due to a longitudinal split of the cord, was diagnosed during the third trimester. Diagnosis was based on the visualization of a sagittal bony spur in the thoracolumbar spinal canal, associated with enlargement of the canal, hemivertebrae and spina bifida without a meningocele.

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  1. Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 13 Avenue du Pr Grasset, 34059, Montpellier, France

    P. Boulot, C. Charlier, B. Bachelard, B. Hedon & J. -L. Viala

  2. Department of Radiology, Clinique St Jean, 34000, Montpellier, France

    J. L. Ferran & A. Pages

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Boulot, P., Ferran, J.L., Charlier, C. et al. Prenatal diagnosis of diastematomyelia. Pediatr Radiol 23, 67–68 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02020231

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