Caudal agenesis with closed spinal dysraphism, a case report

Caudal agenesis is a rare pathology, its diagnosis and fetal evaluation are complex. The presence of closed spinal dysraphism at the level of the sacrum should compel us to evaluate the anatomy of the sacrum. The evaluation of the medullary cone is very useful to evaluate and exclude closed spinal d...

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Autores: Lacunza Paredes, Rommel Omar, Costa Caballero, María Gracia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Perú
Institución:Sociedad Peruana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
Repositorio:Revista Peruana de Ginecología y Obstetricia
Idioma:español
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ginecologiayobstetricia.pe:article/2291
Acceso en línea:https://ginecologiayobstetricia.pe/index.php/RPGO/article/view/2291
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Palabra clave:Sacral agenesis
Spinal dysraphism
Spinal cord
Congenital anomalies
Sacro
agenesia
Disrafia espinal
Médula espinal
Anomalías congénitas
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Sumario:Caudal agenesis is a rare pathology, its diagnosis and fetal evaluation are complex. The presence of closed spinal dysraphism at the level of the sacrum should compel us to evaluate the anatomy of the sacrum. The evaluation of the medullary cone is very useful to evaluate and exclude closed spinal dysraphism and caudal agenesis. We report a rare case of caudal agenesis