title: A tail of sacral agenesis: delayed presentation of meningocele in sacral agenesis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sacral agenesis is a congenital condition associated with multiple orthopedic, spinal, abdominal and thoracic organ deformities. Meningocele is commonly found among patients with sacral agenesis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present the first case in the literature describing a delayed presentation of terminal (posterior) meningocele in an adult patient born with sacral agenesis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgical repair was performed and is the best treatment option for significantly large lesions, with postoperative CSF leak being the main complication.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. chriscgillis@gmail.com
authors.forename: Christopher C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Gillis
authors.forename: Ahmad A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Bader
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boyd
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008588:Meningocele / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital