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- Anterior sacral meningocele (ASM)
Definitions
- Sacral meninges herniate anteriorly into pelvis through focal erosion or hypogenesis of sacral ± coccygeal vertebral segments
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- Jeltema HR et al: Severe bacterial meningitis due to an enterothecal fistula in a 6-year-old child with Currarino syndrome: evaluation of surgical strategy with review of the literature. Childs Nerv Syst. 35(7):1129-36, 2019
- Hollenberg AM et al: Rupture of a giant anterior sacral meningocele in a patient with Marfan syndrome: diagnosis and management. World Neurosurg. 119:137-41, 2018
- Chakhalian D et al: Multidisciplinary surgical treatment of presacral meningocele and teratoma in an adult with Currarino triad. Surg Neurol Int. 8:77, 2017
- Croci DM et al: Thalidomide embryopathy as possible cause of anterior sacral meningocele: a case report. Birth Defects Res. 109(17):1390-2, 2017
- Gupta S et al: Recurrent abortion and tethered cord syndrome caused by anterior sacral meningocele: a report of a rare case with a review of the literature. World Neurosurg. 101:815.e5-7, 2017
- Balioğlu MB et al: Sacral agenesis: evaluation of accompanying pathologies in 38 cases, with analysis of long-term outcomes. Childs Nerv Syst. 32(9):1693-702, 2016
- Porsch RM et al: Sacral agenesis: a pilot whole exome sequencing and copy number study. BMC Med Genet. 17(1):98, 2016
- Shastin D et al: A rare case of anterior sacral meningocoele presenting as cauda equina syndrome. Br J Neurosurg. 29(3):428-9, 2015
- Duru S et al: Currarino syndrome: report of five consecutive patients. Childs Nerv Syst. 30(3):547-52, 2014
- Herion NJ et al: Traffic jam in the primitive streak: the role of defective mesoderm migration in birth defects. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 100(8):608-22, 2014
- Kemp J et al: Holocord syringomyelia secondary to tethered spinal cord associated with anterior sacral meningocele and tailgut cyst: case report and review of literature. Childs Nerv Syst. 30(6):1141-6, 2014
- Aydoseli A et al: Anterior sacral meningocele in a patient with Currarino syndrome as a cause of ileus. Br J Neurosurg. 27(6):833-5, 2013
- Beyazal M: An asymptomatic large anterior sacral meningocele in a patient with a history of gestation: a case report with radiological findings. Case Rep Radiol. 2013:842620, 2013
- Castelli E et al: Huge anterior sacral meningocele simulating bladder retention. Urology. 81(2):e9-10, 2013
- Polat AV et al: Anterior sacral meningocele mimicking ovarian cyst: a case report. Med Ultrason. 15(1):67-70, 2013
- Versteegh HP et al: "This bicycle gives me a headache", a congenital anomaly. BMC Res Notes. 6:412, 2013
- Isik N et al: The shrinking of an anterior sacral meningocele in time following transdural ligation of its neck in a case of the Currarino triad. Turk Neurosurg. 18(3):254-8, 2008
- Miletic D et al: Giant anterior sacral meningocele presenting as bacterial meningitis in a previously healthy adult. Orthopedics. 31(2):182, 2008
- Sánchez AA et al: Rectothecal fistula secondary to an anterior sacral meningocele. J Neurosurg Spine. 8(5):487-9, 2008
- Bayar AM et al: Anterior sacral meningocele. A case report. J Neurosurg Sci. 51(2):89-92, 2007
- Trapp C et al: Laparoscopic treatment of anterior sacral meningocele. Surg Neurol. 68(4):443-8; discussion 448, 2007
- Erdogmus B et al: Anterior sacral meningocele simulating ovarian cyst. J Clin Ultrasound. 34(5):244-6, 2006
- Gardner PA et al: "Like mother, like son:" hereditary anterior sacral meningocele. Case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg. 104(2 Suppl):138-42, 2006
- Phillips JT et al: Anaerobic meningitis secondary to a rectothecal fistula arising from an anterior sacral meningocele: report of a case and review of the literature. Dis Colon Rectum. 49(10):1633-5, 2006
- Marin-Sanabria EA et al: Presacral meningocele associated with hereditary sacral agenesis and treated surgically: evaluation in three members of the same family. Neurosurgery. 57(3):E597; discussion E597, 2005
- Schijman E et al: Anterior sacral meningocele. Childs Nerv Syst. 21(2):91-3, 2005
- Rigante D et al: Anterior sacral meningocele in a patient with Marfan syndrome. Clin Neuropathol. 20(2):70-2, 2001
- Clatterbuck RE et al: Laparoscopic treatment of an anterior sacral meningocele. Case illustration. J Neurosurg. 92(2 Suppl):246, 2000
- Fitzpatrick MO et al: Anterior sacral meningocele associated with a rectal fistula. Case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg. 91(1 Suppl):124-7, 1999
- Shamoto H et al: Anterior sacral meningocele completely occupied by an epidermoid tumor. Childs Nerv Syst. 15(4):209-11, 1999
- Voyvodic F et al: Anterior sacral meningocele as a pelvic complication of Marfan syndrome. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 39(2):262-5, 1999
- Lee SC et al: Currarino triad: anorectal malformation, sacral bony abnormality, and presacral mass--a review of 11 cases. J Pediatr Surg. 32(1):58-61, 1997
- Gaskill SJ et al: The Currarino triad: its importance in pediatric neurosurgery. Pediatr Neurosurg. 25(3):143-6, 1996
- Funayama CA et al: Recurrent meningitis in a case of congenital anterior sacral meningocele and agenesis of sacral and coccygeal vertebrae. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 53(4):799-801, 1995
- Raftopoulos C et al: Anterior sacral meningocele and Marfan syndrome: a review. Acta Chir Belg. 93(1):1-7, 1993
- Chamaa MT et al: Anterior-sacral meningocele; value of magnetic resonance imaging and abdominal sonography. A case report. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 109(3-4):154-7, 1991
- McGuire RA Jr et al: Anterior sacral meningocele. Case report and review of the literature. Spine. 15(6):612-4, 1990
- North RB et al: Occult, bilateral anterior sacral and intrasacral meningeal and perineurial cysts: case report and review of the literature. Neurosurgery. 27(6):981-6, 1990
- Lee KS et al: The role of MR imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of anterior sacral meningocele. Report of two cases. J Neurosurg. 69(4):628-31, 1988
- Martin B et al: MR imaging of anterior sacral meningocele. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 12(1):166-7, 1988
- Dyck P et al: Anterior sacral meningocele. Case report. J Neurosurg. 53(4):548-52, 1980
- Shermam RM et al: Anterior sacral meningocele. Am J Surg. 79(5):743-7, 1950
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Pathology
Clinical Issues
Diagnostic Checklist
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
- Anterior sacral meningocele (ASM)
Definitions
- Sacral meninges herniate anteriorly into pelvis through focal erosion or hypogenesis of sacral ± coccygeal vertebral segments
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
Ultrasonographic Findings
Nonvascular Interventions
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
- Jeltema HR et al: Severe bacterial meningitis due to an enterothecal fistula in a 6-year-old child with Currarino syndrome: evaluation of surgical strategy with review of the literature. Childs Nerv Syst. 35(7):1129-36, 2019
- Hollenberg AM et al: Rupture of a giant anterior sacral meningocele in a patient with Marfan syndrome: diagnosis and management. World Neurosurg. 119:137-41, 2018
- Chakhalian D et al: Multidisciplinary surgical treatment of presacral meningocele and teratoma in an adult with Currarino triad. Surg Neurol Int. 8:77, 2017
- Croci DM et al: Thalidomide embryopathy as possible cause of anterior sacral meningocele: a case report. Birth Defects Res. 109(17):1390-2, 2017
- Gupta S et al: Recurrent abortion and tethered cord syndrome caused by anterior sacral meningocele: a report of a rare case with a review of the literature. World Neurosurg. 101:815.e5-7, 2017
- Balioğlu MB et al: Sacral agenesis: evaluation of accompanying pathologies in 38 cases, with analysis of long-term outcomes. Childs Nerv Syst. 32(9):1693-702, 2016
- Porsch RM et al: Sacral agenesis: a pilot whole exome sequencing and copy number study. BMC Med Genet. 17(1):98, 2016
- Shastin D et al: A rare case of anterior sacral meningocoele presenting as cauda equina syndrome. Br J Neurosurg. 29(3):428-9, 2015
- Duru S et al: Currarino syndrome: report of five consecutive patients. Childs Nerv Syst. 30(3):547-52, 2014
- Herion NJ et al: Traffic jam in the primitive streak: the role of defective mesoderm migration in birth defects. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 100(8):608-22, 2014
- Kemp J et al: Holocord syringomyelia secondary to tethered spinal cord associated with anterior sacral meningocele and tailgut cyst: case report and review of literature. Childs Nerv Syst. 30(6):1141-6, 2014
- Aydoseli A et al: Anterior sacral meningocele in a patient with Currarino syndrome as a cause of ileus. Br J Neurosurg. 27(6):833-5, 2013
- Beyazal M: An asymptomatic large anterior sacral meningocele in a patient with a history of gestation: a case report with radiological findings. Case Rep Radiol. 2013:842620, 2013
- Castelli E et al: Huge anterior sacral meningocele simulating bladder retention. Urology. 81(2):e9-10, 2013
- Polat AV et al: Anterior sacral meningocele mimicking ovarian cyst: a case report. Med Ultrason. 15(1):67-70, 2013
- Versteegh HP et al: "This bicycle gives me a headache", a congenital anomaly. BMC Res Notes. 6:412, 2013
- Isik N et al: The shrinking of an anterior sacral meningocele in time following transdural ligation of its neck in a case of the Currarino triad. Turk Neurosurg. 18(3):254-8, 2008
- Miletic D et al: Giant anterior sacral meningocele presenting as bacterial meningitis in a previously healthy adult. Orthopedics. 31(2):182, 2008
- Sánchez AA et al: Rectothecal fistula secondary to an anterior sacral meningocele. J Neurosurg Spine. 8(5):487-9, 2008
- Bayar AM et al: Anterior sacral meningocele. A case report. J Neurosurg Sci. 51(2):89-92, 2007
- Trapp C et al: Laparoscopic treatment of anterior sacral meningocele. Surg Neurol. 68(4):443-8; discussion 448, 2007
- Erdogmus B et al: Anterior sacral meningocele simulating ovarian cyst. J Clin Ultrasound. 34(5):244-6, 2006
- Gardner PA et al: "Like mother, like son:" hereditary anterior sacral meningocele. Case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg. 104(2 Suppl):138-42, 2006
- Phillips JT et al: Anaerobic meningitis secondary to a rectothecal fistula arising from an anterior sacral meningocele: report of a case and review of the literature. Dis Colon Rectum. 49(10):1633-5, 2006
- Marin-Sanabria EA et al: Presacral meningocele associated with hereditary sacral agenesis and treated surgically: evaluation in three members of the same family. Neurosurgery. 57(3):E597; discussion E597, 2005
- Schijman E et al: Anterior sacral meningocele. Childs Nerv Syst. 21(2):91-3, 2005
- Rigante D et al: Anterior sacral meningocele in a patient with Marfan syndrome. Clin Neuropathol. 20(2):70-2, 2001
- Clatterbuck RE et al: Laparoscopic treatment of an anterior sacral meningocele. Case illustration. J Neurosurg. 92(2 Suppl):246, 2000
- Fitzpatrick MO et al: Anterior sacral meningocele associated with a rectal fistula. Case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg. 91(1 Suppl):124-7, 1999
- Shamoto H et al: Anterior sacral meningocele completely occupied by an epidermoid tumor. Childs Nerv Syst. 15(4):209-11, 1999
- Voyvodic F et al: Anterior sacral meningocele as a pelvic complication of Marfan syndrome. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 39(2):262-5, 1999
- Lee SC et al: Currarino triad: anorectal malformation, sacral bony abnormality, and presacral mass--a review of 11 cases. J Pediatr Surg. 32(1):58-61, 1997
- Gaskill SJ et al: The Currarino triad: its importance in pediatric neurosurgery. Pediatr Neurosurg. 25(3):143-6, 1996
- Funayama CA et al: Recurrent meningitis in a case of congenital anterior sacral meningocele and agenesis of sacral and coccygeal vertebrae. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 53(4):799-801, 1995
- Raftopoulos C et al: Anterior sacral meningocele and Marfan syndrome: a review. Acta Chir Belg. 93(1):1-7, 1993
- Chamaa MT et al: Anterior-sacral meningocele; value of magnetic resonance imaging and abdominal sonography. A case report. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 109(3-4):154-7, 1991
- McGuire RA Jr et al: Anterior sacral meningocele. Case report and review of the literature. Spine. 15(6):612-4, 1990
- North RB et al: Occult, bilateral anterior sacral and intrasacral meningeal and perineurial cysts: case report and review of the literature. Neurosurgery. 27(6):981-6, 1990
- Lee KS et al: The role of MR imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of anterior sacral meningocele. Report of two cases. J Neurosurg. 69(4):628-31, 1988
- Martin B et al: MR imaging of anterior sacral meningocele. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 12(1):166-7, 1988
- Dyck P et al: Anterior sacral meningocele. Case report. J Neurosurg. 53(4):548-52, 1980
- Shermam RM et al: Anterior sacral meningocele. Am J Surg. 79(5):743-7, 1950
