The enigmatic sacro-coccygeal dimple: to ignore or explore?

Antenatal diagnosis of large sacro-coccygeal teratoma with foetal cardiomegaly and hydrops.

We report the case of a young primigravida who presented with a 20 weeks pregnancy with a previous diagnosis of uterine fibroid. However, ultrasound evaluation revealed the presence of a large sacro-coccygeal teratoma in the foetus which was heterogeneous with cystic areas and calcific foci, and showed increased vascularity. There was also evidence of foetal cardiomegaly and hydrops foetalis, i...

A Sacro-Coccygeal Cyst

A case report with sacral appendage: Is it accessory penis or human tail?

Kocaoğlu C, Kocaoğlu Ç, Akkoyun İ, Karaniş İE. A case report with sacral appendage: Is it accessory penis or human tail? Turk J Pediatr 2017; 59: 335-337. Lumbo-sacro-coccygeal appendages are very rare congenital anomalies. It is difficult to say that they are a evolutionary inheritance (tail) from our ancestors or an anomaly (pseudotail) occuring during embrional development. If it is a true t...

Caudal regression syndrome.

INTRODUCTION The regression caudal syndrome includes a spectrum of malformations which vary from the symptomless coccygeal agenesis until thoracic vertebrae and sacrococcygeal agenesis with severe neurological deficit; it is associated sometimes with malformations in other organs and systems. We present a case of partial agenesis of sacro and coccix with neuromuscular, sphincter and orthopedist...

Superior hypogastric plexus combined with ganglion impar neurolytic blocks for pelvic and/or perineal cancer pain relief.

BACKGROUND The superior hypogastric plexus (SHGP) carries afferents from the viscera of the lower abdomen and pelvis. Neurolytic block of this plexus is used for reducing pain resulting from malignancy in these organs. The ganglion impar (GI) innervats the perineum, distal rectum, anus, distal urethra, vulva, and distal third of the vagina. Different approaches to the ganglion impar neurolysis ...