Intrasacral meningocele

ABSTRACT We evaluated four patients who had occult intrasacral meningocele with multimodality radiographic imaging techniques. The clinical features, radiological findings, gross appearances of the lesion at surgery, surgical technique, histopathological features of the cyst wall, and surgical outcome are described. The role of magnetic resonance imaging in the preoperative evaluation compared with standard radiographic techniques is discussed. Theories regarding the pathogenesis of this lesion are reviewed.

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The Intrasacral Meningocele

Rivista di Neuroradiologia ◽

10.1177/197140090501800513 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 18 (5-6) ◽

pp. 617-620

Author(s):

F. Rinaldi ◽

L. Cioffi ◽

F.A. Cioffi ◽

G. Krasagakis ◽

L. Columbano ◽

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Keyword(s):

Clinical Picture ◽

Nerve Root ◽

Surgical Excision ◽

Arachnoid Cysts ◽

Lumbosacral Spine ◽

Sacral Region ◽

Mri Scans ◽

Von Recklinghausen ◽

Intrasacral Meningocele ◽

Ct And Mri

Meningeal diverticula arising as a protrusion of the arachnoid through a weak place in the dura are called sacral meningoceles. They occur in the sacral region and produce local vertebral erosions. Eleven cases of this rare and potentially progressive lesion were detected on 3250 CT examinations of the lumbosacral spine. The pathogenesis and clinical picture of the condition are reviewed. Intrasacral meningoceles are well displayed on CT and MRI scans, although the diagnosis may also be established at myelography. Such arachnoid cysts should be distinguished from lumbosacral dural anomalies observed in von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis. Surgical excision should be carried out before irreversible nerve root changes occur.

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Occult, Bilateral Anterior Sacral and Intrasacral Meningeal and Perineurial Cysts: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Neurosurgery ◽

10.1227/00006123-199012000-00020 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 27 (6) ◽

pp. 981-986 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Richard B. North ◽

David H. Kidd ◽

Henry Wang

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Diagnostic Imaging ◽

Subarachnoid Space ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Unique Case ◽

Asymptomatic Woman ◽

The Past ◽

Anterior Sacral Meningocele ◽

Intrasacral Meningocele

Abstract None of the more than 180 cases of anterior sacral meningocele reported in the past 150 years has been bilateral, and only two have been associated with occult intrasacral meningocele. We report a unique case of bilateral anterior sacral cysts, communicating with the subarachnoid space, associated with occult intrasacral meningeal and perineurial (Tarlov's) cysts, in an asymptomatic woman. The pertinent clinical and diagnostic imaging literature is reviewed.

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Occult intrasacral meningocele

10.53347/rid-19861 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Francis Deng ◽

Maxime St-Amant

Keyword(s):

Intrasacral Meningocele

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Intrasacral Meningocele

Spine ◽

10.1097/00007632-198912000-00024 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 14 (12) ◽

pp. 1418-1420 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

GEOFFREY PHILIP COLE ◽

MARIE FLANNERY ◽

ADARSH K. GULATI

Keyword(s):

Intrasacral Meningocele

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Expanding occult intrasacral meningocele associated with diastematomyelia and multiple vertebral anomalies

Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics ◽

10.3171/ped.2004.101.2.0108 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 101 (2) ◽

pp. 108-111

Author(s):

Özgür Kiliçkesmez ◽

Yüksel Barut ◽

Erol Tasdemiroglu

Keyword(s):

Vertebral Anomalies ◽

Intrasacral Meningocele

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Intracranial Teratocarcinoma in a Child with Anterior Sacral and Intrasacral Meningocele

Neurosurgery ◽

10.1227/00006123-197803000-00013 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 143-147 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Renn O. Holness ◽

Harold J. Hoffman ◽

Kent Mancer ◽

Dawna Armstrong

Keyword(s):

Tumor Recurrence ◽

Intracranial Tumor ◽

Developmental Origin ◽

Rare Combination ◽

Intrasacral Meningocele

Abstract A very rare combination of two rare entities is reported. The patient had anterior sacral and intrasacral meningoceles, which were repaired at age 3 years, and 7 years later he presented with hypopituitarism due to a suprasellar teratocarcinoma. There has been no evidence of tumor recurrence in the 2.5 years since subtotal excision and radiotherapy (patient was last seen in 1977). Two aspects of the case are reviewed; the unusual nature of the spinal defect and the implications of its association with an intracranial tumor of developmental origin.

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