Presacral neurenteric cyst in an infant.
Intraspinal neurenteric cysts are rare congenital cystic lesions, formed due to displacement of elements forming the alimentary canal. We report an 11-month-old infant presenting with a soft, fluctuant and transilluminant swelling posterior to the anus since birth; the size of the swelling varied with alterations in intraspinal pressure subsequent to crying, coughing, or sneezing. MRI showed a multiloculated lesion anterior to the sacrum and coccyx. Near total excision was carried out without any worsening in the neurological status.
Satyarthee
G D
GD
Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Mahapatra
A K
AK
D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*