Anterior sacral meningocele mimicking ovarian cyst: a case report.

نویسندگان

Ahmet Veysel Polat

Umit Belet

Ramazan Aydin

Seckin Katranci

چکیده

Anterior sacral meningocele (ASM) is a rare congenital anomaly, characterized by herniation through a defect in the anterior aspect of the sacrum. We reported a case of ASM associated with neurofibromatosis, which was mimicking a complex ovarian cyst in ultrasonography. ASM can easily be misdiagnosed as an ovarian cyst and needle aspiration can cause intracranial hypotension syndrome or even death.

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