Background Anastomotic leakage is a feared complication following colorectal surgery and is associated with early and long-term morbidity and mortality. The presacral cavity as the result of anastomotic leakage can be treated with an endo-sponge (B-Braun Medical). The aim was to assess the effectiveness of endo-sponge treatment of the presacral cavity as result of anastomotic leakage in the Net...

PURPOSE The authors present 2 families with 3 cases of Currarino triad, diagnostic difficulties, their familial occurrence, and genetic mapping, with emphasis on a combined pediatric surgical and pediatric neurosurgical approach in managing these children. RESULTS The main presentation was intractable constipation. In the first family there was a 4-generation pedigree with recurrence of Curra...

Cystic masses in presacral space in a neonate have a number of differential diagnoses including type-IV sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT), pelvic neuroblastoma, anterior meningocele, and rectal duplication cyst.[1-6] Every lesion has certain specific features that may give an insight to the preoperative diagnosis and help in individualizing the surgical approach as to the type of lesion. In case of...

Although radical cystectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) is the standard treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer, the optimal extent of PLND and the minimum number of nodes that should be examined for pathology remain unclear. However, evidence is growing that extended PLND has additional diagnostic and therapeutic benefits relative to standard PLND. In particular, a more metic...

Tailgut cysts (TGCs) are rare congenital cysts that occur in the retrorectal or presacral spaces. Although most tailgut cysts have been reported as benign, there have been at least 9 cases associated with malignant change. We report herein on an unusual case of a 40-year-old woman with a carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)-producing adenocarcinoma arising within a TGC who underwent surgical resectio...