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Partial Currarino Syndrome in Adulthood Mistaken for a Simple Presacral Mass

1General Surgery Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon

2Diagnostic Radiology Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon

3Neurosurgery Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2019, Vol. 7 No. 12, 317-319
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-7-12-4
Copyright © 2019 Science and Education Publishing

Cite this paper:
Alaa El-Kheir, Charif Khaled, Raia Doumit, Chawki Nohra, Antoine Khoneisser. Partial Currarino Syndrome in Adulthood Mistaken for a Simple Presacral Mass. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2019; 7(12):317-319. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-7-12-4.

Correspondence to: Charif  Khaled, General Surgery Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon. Email: alaa.kheir@live.com, khaled.charif@hotmail.com

Abstract

Currarino syndrome is a rare congenital disease and its appearance in adulthood is exceptional. It is neglected in the typical differential diagnosis of a presacral mass. This results in severe complications following simple mass resection.

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