title: Use of intraoperative lateral pelvic X-ray to localize and ensure coccyx removal during sacrococcygeal teratoma resection.
abstract: En bloc removal of the coccyx during sacrococcygeal teratoma resection is necessary to decrease the risk of recurrence. However, variable anatomy often makes the border between the coccyx and sacrum difficult to identify. We describe the use of intraoperative lateral pelvic X-ray to localize this border and ensure complete coccygectomy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Claire E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Graves
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, 744 52nd Street, Suite 4100, Oakland, CA, 94609, USA.|Division of Pediatric Surgery, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Olajire
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Idowu
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland, CA, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zovickian
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Dachling
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, 744 52nd Street, Suite 4100, Oakland, CA, 94609, USA. skim@mail.cho.org.|Division of Pediatric Surgery, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, San Francisco, CA, USA. skim@mail.cho.org.
authors.forename: Sunghoon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003050:Coccyx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014965:X-Rays
keywords: Coccyx; Imaging; Prognosis; Recurrence; Sacrococcygeal teratoma; Sacrum