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A case of split notochord syndrome: a child with a neuroenteric fistula presenting with meningitis.

van Ramshorst GH, Lequin MH, Mancini GM, van de Ven CP

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center/Sophia Children's Hospital, 3000 CB Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

The authors describe a case of split notochord syndrome with a neuroenteric fistula in a newborn presenting with meningitis. Associated anomalies included agenesis of the corpus callosum, short colon, malrotation, epispadias, and an abnormally high bifurcation of the abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava. The embryological mechanisms and etiologic theories are discussed in short.

Published 12 December 2006 in J Pediatr Surg, 41(12): e19-23.
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