Posterior sagittal approach for treatment of presacral masses in infancy

There are very few reports on the surgical management of presacral masses (PSM) via a posterior sagittal (PS) approach. Between 1994 and 2000, we followed five girls who had been operated upon for PSMs via a PS approach. The mean age was 28.8 +/- 16.6 months (6-48 months). The mean follow-up was 3 +...

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Published in:Pediatric surgery international 2002-03, Vol.18 (2-3), p.208-210
Main Authors: CELAYIR, Aysenur Cerrah, SANDER, Serdar, ELICEVIK, Mehmet, ÜNAL, Murat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Female
Humans
Infant
Medical sciences
Sacrococcygeal Region
Teratoma - surgery
Tumors of striated muscle and skeleton
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Summary:There are very few reports on the surgical management of presacral masses (PSM) via a posterior sagittal (PS) approach. Between 1994 and 2000, we followed five girls who had been operated upon for PSMs via a PS approach. The mean age was 28.8 +/- 16.6 months (6-48 months). The mean follow-up was 3 +/- 1.6 years (1-5 years). Although two patients had yolk-sac tumors, all patients are still alive. We believe that this is a safe and satisfactory method for resection of PSMs.
ISSN:0179-0358
1437-9813
DOI:10.1007/s003830100674