Abstract
The natural history of spinal dysraphism has not been determined precisely. According to many authors only about one-half of patients eventually become symptomatic [9, 27–29]. Therefore, the indication for and timing of surgical procedures in asymptomatic children with dysraphic malformations is very controversial. We have undertaken a retrospective analysis of spinal hamartomas associated with spinal dysraphism in patients who became symptomatic in adulthood to describe clinical features and results of treatment and to help to define guidelines for the treatment of children.KeywordsSpina BifidaTethered CordBowel DysfunctionSpinal DysraphismGait AtaxiaThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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