title: Child with a tail.
abstract: Spina Bifida occulta usually presents with some cutaneous stigmata e.g. hair patch, sinus, lipoma, hyperpigmented skin and very rarely a congenital tail. A congenital tail may and may not be associated with spina bifida occulta and tethered cord. A four month old male child presented with congenital tail which was associated with spinal dysraphism and caused tethering of the cord itself. The tail and tethering lesion were excised successfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Naeem
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Liaqat
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Asif Iqbal
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Sandhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Feeroz Alam
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Ejaz
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ehmed
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Sajid Hameed
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Dar
keywords: Congenital tail; Spina bifida; Spinal dysraphism; Tethered spinal cord