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Review
. 1999 Jul;91(1 Suppl):124-7.
doi: 10.3171/spi.1999.91.1.0124.

Anterior sacral meningocele associated with a rectal fistula. Case report and review of the literature

M O Fitzpatrick  1 , W A Taylor
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Review

Anterior sacral meningocele associated with a rectal fistula. Case report and review of the literature

M O Fitzpatrick et al. J Neurosurg. 1999 Jul.

Abstract

The authors report a case of anterior sacral meningocele associated with a rectal fistula in a patient who had presented 20 years earlier with bacterial meningitis. To their knowledge, this is the first case in which a rectal fistula developed due to an anterior sacral meningocele. The clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of this uncommon lesion is discussed.

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