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ArticleCureus2022

Incidental Sacral Meningocele in an Elderly Patient Diagnosed After Epidermal Inclusion Cyst Removal: A Case Report.

Takaaki Morimoto, Masashi Kitagawa, Masaomi Koyanagi, Kenichi Kato, Sadatoshi Tsuzuki, Tetsuro Yamamoto, Keisuke Yamada

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Takaaki MorimotoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hyogo Prefecture Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, JPN.
Masashi KitagawaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hyogo Prefecture Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, JPN.
Masaomi KoyanagiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hyogo Prefecture Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, JPN.
Kenichi KatoDepartment of Dermatology, Amagasaki Yasuda Dermatology Clinic, Amagasaki, JPN.
Sadatoshi TsuzukiDepartment of Pathology, Hyogo Prefecture Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, JPN.
Tetsuro YamamotoDepartment of Pathology, Hyogo Prefecture Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, JPN.
Keisuke YamadaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hyogo Prefecture Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, JPN.
St. Thomas University · JPHyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A meningocele is a congenital neural tube defect, and the majority of the meningocele cases are identified perinatally. We present the case of a 67-year-old patient with a sacral meningocele undiagnosed until the removal of a symptomatic epidermal inclusion cyst adjacent to it. Cerebrospinal fluid leakage occurred due to an incision in an undiagnosed meningocele adjacent to the epidermal inclusion cyst. Repair of the cerebrospinal fluid leakage was performed successfully without any deficit. The present case underscores the importance of considering a meningocele as a differential diagnosis for a mass occurring in the midline of the back at any age.

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cerebrospinal fluid leakepidermal inclusion cystmeningitismeningocelespinal dysraphism

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PMID36046288
PMCPMC9418621
OpenAlexW4288080722

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