Resection of a giant anterior sacral meningocele via an anterior approach: case report and review of literature

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-93

  Ashley Jr , William W ^a   Wright, Neill M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior sacral meningocele; Pelvic mass; Spinal dysraphism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSRAPHISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROTOMY; MENINGOCELE; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; SACRAL MENINGOCELE; SACRUM; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CICATRIX; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGOCELE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SACRUM; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS;

EID: 33745201385     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2005.10.020     Document Type: Article

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