{"title":"Secondary Neurulation Defects: Retained Medullary Cord.","authors":"Kyung Hyun Kim, Ji Yeoun Lee, Kyu-Chang Wang","doi":"10.1007/978-3-031-34981-2_7","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Retained medullary cord (RMC) is a defect resulting from impaired secondary neurulation. Intraoperatively, RMC is recognizable as an elongated cord-like structure caudal to the conus, that contains histologically confirmed neuroglial components and a lumen with an ependymal lining. It characteristically does not possess neurological function. This chapter aims to summarize (1) the mechanisms that lead to the occurrence of RMC; (2) the various forms of RMC, such as cystic RMC and 'possible RMC', and (3) the treatment strategies, especially untethering through limited exposure.</p>","PeriodicalId":72077,"journal":{"name":"Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery","volume":"47 ","pages":"215-223"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34981-2_7","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Retained medullary cord (RMC) is a defect resulting from impaired secondary neurulation. Intraoperatively, RMC is recognizable as an elongated cord-like structure caudal to the conus, that contains histologically confirmed neuroglial components and a lumen with an ependymal lining. It characteristically does not possess neurological function. This chapter aims to summarize (1) the mechanisms that lead to the occurrence of RMC; (2) the various forms of RMC, such as cystic RMC and 'possible RMC', and (3) the treatment strategies, especially untethering through limited exposure.
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