title: True tail in a neonate.
abstract: Distinction between true and pseudo trail in lumbo-sacral region is important since treatment and prognosis are different. Fewer than 40 cases have been reported in literature. The authors report a case of true tail in a neonate, a rare event.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, LTM Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India. drparaskothari@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Paras R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Kothari
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Gauri
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shankar
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jiwane
authors.forename: Bharti
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery