title: Conception in an infertile patient following obliteration of a huge anterior sacral meningocele: case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We present the case of a 35-year-old woman with a large anterior sacral meningocele who had been unable to conceive.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Following neurosurgical consultation, she underwent repair of her meningocele which resulted in complete resolution of her meningocele and 1 year later, she delivered her first child.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case demonstrates that following surgical treatment, female patients with anterior sacral meningoceles may be able to conceive and bear children.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital, 1600 7th Avenue South ACC 400, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA. rstubbs@uab.edu
authors.forename: R Shane
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tubbs
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liechty
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Matz
authors.forename: W Jerry
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Oakes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology*; D008588:Meningocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012447:Sacrum
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