Case Report
Copyright ©2007 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2007; 13(14): 2129-2131
Published online Apr 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i14.2129
Table 1 Clinical and surgical data in our patient and 17 previously reported cases
AuthorsAge (yr)/SexSymptomsSurgical approachResection
MacCarty (1965)37/MNoneTransperitoneal approach + sacral amputationC
Andersen (1986)14/MNoneTransperitoneal approachC
Richardson (1986)71/MNeurogenic bladder, constipationSacral laminectomyP
Leeson and Hite (1989)21/FPain, weight gain, urinary frequencyTransperitoneal approachP
Stener (1989)20/FPainSacral amputationC
Spirnak and Wood (1993)8/MConstipationNot specifiedC
Okai (2001)70/MConstipation, painTransperitoneal approachP
Lam and Nagib (2002)11/MConstipationTransperitoneal approach + laminectomyC
Marmor (2002)70/MNoneTransperitoneal approachC
Modha (2005)65/FPainRetroperitoneal exposureP
21/FPainRetroperitoneal exposureP
21/MNoneTransperitoneal approachP
19/FConstipation, low back painTransperitoneal approachC
28/FLow back painTransperitoneal approachP
Przkora (2005)17/FAmenorrhoea, weight lossSacral resection+laminectomyC
Cerullo (2005)64/MNoneTransperitoneal approachC
Mounasamy (2006)64/MLow back and leg painTransperitoneal approach + laminectomyC
21/FNoneTransperitoneal approach + laminectomyP