European Journal of Radiology
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 147-150, September 2001

The Chiari III malformation: an unusual and asymptomatic variant in an 11-year old child

  • Akif Sirikci

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Koljtepe, 27070 Gaziantep, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90-342-3363236; fax: +90-342-3365505
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  • Yildirim A Bayazit

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Koljtepe, 27070 Gaziantep, Turkey
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  • Metin Bayram

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Koljtepe, 27070 Gaziantep, Turkey

Received 12 February 2001; received in revised form 26 March 2001; accepted 27 March 2001.

Abstract 

Chiari III malformation is an extremely rare condition, and is characterized by the hindbrain herniation into a low occipital or high cervical encephalocele together with the pathologic and imaging features of the Chiari II malformation. In this report, an unusual variant of the Chiari III malformation was diagnosed in an 11-year-old girl. She had an encephalocele operation when she was a newborn, and has been asymptomatic since then. The clinical and imaging findings of this case were presented.

Keywords:  Chiari malformations, Variations, Encephalocele

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European Journal of Radiology
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 147-150, September 2001

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