title: Laparoscopic treatment of anterior sacral meningocele.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Anterior sacral meningocele is a rare congenital malformation, whose open surgical treatment is well accepted. We present a laparoscopic approach as an adjunctive approach.
  
  
  METHODS
  Five women who underwent laparoscopic transperitoneal surgery were clinically, radiologically, and surgically evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All 5 patients underwent laparoscopic transperitoneal surgery and showed satisfactory results. They had no major complications. Three patients had headaches as minor complications, but it was gone in at most 3 days. Decrease in operative time, blood loss, and length of hospitalization were the advantages of the procedure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The laparoscopic approach to treating anterior sacral meningocele was feasible and safe, with only minor complications.
authors: Department of Urology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors: Claudemir
authors: C
authors: Trapp
authors: Luciano
authors: L
authors: Farage
authors: Richard E
authors: RE
authors: Clatterbuck
authors: Frederico R
authors: FR
authors: Romero
authors: Soroush
authors: S
authors: Rais-Bahrami
authors: Donlin M
authors: DM
authors: Long
authors: Louis R
authors: LR
authors: Kavoussi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D008578:Meninges / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D008588:Meningocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed