Anterior sacral meningocele complicated by rectothecal fistula and rectorrhea: A Case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Anterior sacral meningocele (ASM) is a rare congenital anomaly. It is characterized by herniation of the dura through a defect in the anterior sacrum. Rarely, however, it may extend to the rectal area through a rectothecal fistula with or without rectorrhea. CASE DESCRIPTION: Here, we pr...

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Autores principales: Rahimizadeh, Abolfazl, Ehteshami, Saeed, Rahimizadeh, Ava, Karimi, Mona
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7265423/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32494392
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_157_2020
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Anterior sacral meningocele (ASM) is a rare congenital anomaly. It is characterized by herniation of the dura through a defect in the anterior sacrum. Rarely, however, it may extend to the rectal area through a rectothecal fistula with or without rectorrhea. CASE DESCRIPTION: Here, we present a case of ASM associated with a rectothecal fistula and rectorrhea. Surgical closure of the ostium of the cyst through a posterior approach resulted in long-term improvement CONCLUSION: An ASM with both rectothecal fistula and rectorrhea is extremely rare.

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