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Meningocele

Spina bifida is a birth defect in which there is incomplete closing of the spine and the membranes around the spinal cord during early development in pregnancy. There are three main types: spina bifida occulta, meningocele and myelomeningocele. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Cause
Blow-out bone lesion
Congenital brain malformation
Congenital pharyngeal abnormality
Congenital posterior neural arch defect
CSF-intensity extracranial mass
Cystic retroperitoneal mass
Fourth ventricle outlet obstruction
Homogeneous T1-hypointense intracranial lesion
Homogeneous T2-hyperintense intracranial lesion
Increased intracranial pressure
Intradural extramedullary spinal lesion
Large destructive bone lesion
Large foramen magnum
Localized bulge of the calvarium or scalp
Lower abdominal mass in a neonate or child
Lytic vertebral lesion
Nasopharyngeal lesion
Paraspinal soft-tissue mass
Polyhydramnios
Posterior mediastinal lesion
Sacral deformity
Sinonasal lesion
Solitary osteolytic skull lesion
Spina bifida aperta
Spina bifida occulta
Upper abdominal mass in a neonate or child
Water-attenuation mediastinal lesion
Wide spinal canal

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