True tail in a neonate.
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.
Kothari
Paras R
PR
Department of Pediatric Surgery, LTM Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India. drparaskothari@rediffmail.com
Gupta
Arun
A
Shankar
Gauri
G
Jiwane
Ashish
A
Kulkarni
Bharti
B
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery