Case illustrates surgical removal of lipoma and septum in spinal cord disorder, suggesting effective intervention techniques.
Removal of the bony or fibrous septum and intradural lipoma and sectioning of the fatty filum terminale are required for effective detethering. Careful lipoma debulking, which can be facilitated with a CO2 laser, must be performed while developing surgical planes and minimizing tension on the tethered cord. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE25691.
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