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    Complete L1-L2 lateral dislocation without fracture and neurologic deficit in a child
    (Karger, 2006) Guzel, A.; Belen, D.; Tatli, M.; Simsek, S.; Guzel, E.
    Spinal injuries in the infantile age group are relatively rare, mainly due to anatomical and biomechanical features of the pediatric spine. With its hypermobile character, pediatric spine can withstand trauma without fracture, and the elastic nature of the young spine allows easy slippage between segments, especially under the age of 8. Clinically, a few of the cases present with subluxation only, which seldom involve the lumbar level. We report an extremely rare case of traumatic complete upper lumbar lateral lystesis in a 3-year-old boy. The patient was treated conservatively and followed up for 2 years with some degree of correction. Copyright (c) 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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    Spinal cord compression of primary extragonadal giant yolk sac tumor
    (Nature Publishing Group, 2007) Guzel, A.; Tatli, M.; Belen, D.; Seckin, H.
    Study design: Case report. Objective: To report an adult male patient witha primary extragonadal giant yolk sac tumor presenting with acute spinal cord compression. Setting: Faculty of Medicine, University of Dicle, Diyarbakir, Turkey. Method: A 31-year-old man was referred to our department witha diagnosis of Pott's disease, a complaint of back pain and gait difficulty for 2 weeks. Neurological examination showed spastic paraparesis and hypoesthesia below the L2 dermatome level. He also had urinary incontinence. Abdominal computed tomography and lumbar magnetic resonance imaging study revealed a giant cystic mass lesion located in the psoas muscle. Posteriorly, the third lumbar vertebral body was destructed and the tumor was compressing the dural sac. A combined anterior and posterior approach was performed. Pathological diagnosis was a yolk sac tumor. Result: His neurological status improved during the postoperative course. A chemotherapy protocol was given including bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin. Five months after the last chemotherapy, he was brought to the emergency unit in sepsis and died despite antibiotherapy. Conclusion: Yolk sac tumor should be considered in young adult male patients presenting with acute paraparesis even without any signs or medical history of a testis tumor. These tumors may be unresectable; however, decompression of neural structures and stabilization of the spine with instrumentation may cause substantial improvement in neurological deficit and pain relief.
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    Surgical Treatment of Cervical Arteriovenous Fistula in a Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 1. A Case Report
    (Sage Publications Inc, 2007) Guzel, A.; Tatli, M.; Er, U.; Kazanci, A.; Ozturk, H. M.; Belen, D.
    Vasculopathies are frequently associated with neurofibromatosis type-1, and they are generally occlusive or stenotic type lesions. Vertebral arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is quite rare in neurofibromatosis type 1 patients. They can be treated with surgical excision or endovascular occlusion. We describe a surgically treated cervical AVF in a neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) patient and discuss the selection of the patient for the surgery. Although endovascular occlusion is the first line treatment option for cervical AVFs, some selected cases can be successfully treated by surgery. Surgery should be considered as a treatment option in spite of its risks, especially for cervical AVF which is associated with fibromuscular system diseases like NF-1.