Hypoplasia of thoracic pedicle: CT diagnosis a case report with emphasis on CT diagnosis

Abstract

A rare case of hypoplasia of a left pedicle of T11 is reported. The contribution of computed tomography to assess the diagnosis and display the eventual associated malformations of the neural arch is discussed.

Surgical management of congenital thoracic kyphosis and multilevel bilateral thoracic pedicle aplasia: case report

“…4,13 Pedicle aplasia most frequently occurs in the cervical or lumbar spine, although thoracic pedicle aplasia has also been described. [2][3][4][5]8,13,15,17,18,20 Most commonly, only one pedicle and one vertebral level are involved. 13,20 Bilateral pedicle aplasia of multiple vertebrae appears to be exceedingly rare, with one prior case report in the literature.…”