title: Anterior sacral meningocele. A case report.
abstract: A case of anterior sacral meningocele in a 6-year-old girl is reported. The laminotomies of L5, S1, and S2 vertebrae were performed through a median posterior approach. The communication between the subarachnoid space and the meningocele was closed using dural fibrin patch, which has not yet been described in the literature. The relevant literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Training and Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey. yasitli@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bayar
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Yasitli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tekiner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gokcek
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Edebali
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akkaya
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D002648:Child; D003248:Constipation / Q000209:etiology; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005337:Fibrin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008588:Meningocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013346:Subarachnoid Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013537:Sutures / Q000592:standards; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D005337:Fibrin