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ArticleRadiology case reports2022

Currarino syndrome as an incidental radiologic finding in a patient with acute flank pain: A case report.

Mehdi Ghaderian Jahromi, Sara Haseli, Pooya Iranpour, Amir Mohammad Nourizadeh

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Mehdi Ghaderian JahromiMedical Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Sara HaseliChronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Pooya IranpourMedical Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Amir Mohammad NourizadehChronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Masih Daneshvari Hospital · IRShiraz University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

Currarino syndrome is an autosomal dominant hereditary disease defined as a triad of anorectal abnormality, sacral dysgenesis, and a presacral mass, primarily an anterior sacral meningocele. It is often seen in children and considered rare in adults. It is mostly found as an incidental finding. We present a 21-year-old man who presented with acute flank pain. He had a history of Hirschsprung's disease and therefore had undergone surgery in his infancy. He also had a history of prolonged constipation and had an episode of admission due to suspected obstruction. On physical examination, he had a severe costovertebral angle tenderness. urine exam revealed microscopic hematuria. Laboratory tests were otherwise unremarkable. Computed tomography scan revealed renal stones as well as a horseshoe kidney. Incidental findings included a large simple cystic structure in the presacral area suggestive of an anterior meningocele and sacral dysgenesis associated with scimitar sacral appearance. These findings suggested a diagnosis of Currarino syndrome. Urinary complications of this disease are reported in few articles. An important takeaway note for physicians is to have a high level of suspicion when encountering patients with gastrointestinal, neurologic, or urologic signs and symptoms and consider a thorough history taking and physical examination alongside proper imaging evaluation.

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Acute flank painCurrarino syndromeHorseshoe kidneyNeurosurgeryPresacral massRadiology

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