title: Anterior sacral meningocele in a patient with Marfan syndrome.
abstract: Anterior sacral meningocele has been reported to be associated with Marfan syndrome (MFS) in few cases, differently from dural ectasia appearing up to two thirds of affected patients. A new instance of this association is described in an 18-year-old man with Marfan syndrome, diagnosed upon MRI morphological evaluation which showed a huge cystic mass in the pelvic space. Surgical excision even if curative was not performed in consideration of a stationary picture after one year since diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. iclpe@rm.unicatt.it
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rigante
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Segni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D008588:Meningocele / Q000473:pathology*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012447:Sacrum / Q000473:pathology*