title: Occult anterior sacral meningocele.
abstract: Anterior sacral meningocele is a rare congenital malformation consisting of a spinal fluid-filled sac in the pelvis communicating by a small neck with the spinal subarachnoid space through a sacral defect. This entity should be considered if the characteristic scimitar sacrum is observed on a pelvic roentgenogram. If signs and symptoms also suggest a meningocele, special studies such as ultrasonography and myelography are indicated to establish the diagnosis of an anterior sacral meningocele. Computerized tomography provides additional evidence of spinal-abdominal extension of this lesion.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008588:Meningocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009192:Myelography; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography