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Revista Cubana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
On-line version ISSN 1561-3062
Abstract
PEREZ TORGA, Jesús Ernesto et al. Anterior sacral meningocele simulating ovarian cyst baffled. Rev Cubana Obstet Ginecol [online]. 2016, vol.42, n.2, pp. 214-215. ISSN 1561-3062.
The anterior sacral meningocele is a rare genetic anomaly associated with connective tissue diseases such as Marfan syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, neurofibromatosis type 1 and others. The aim of this paper is to present the case of a fetus with anterior sacral meningocele, initially diagnosed as a large multilobulated ovarian cyst in a patient diagnosed with Marfan syndrome It is a herniation of the dural sac, through large sacral foramina, and deformed by dural ectasia, occupying mostly by cerebrospinal fluid. Puncture or rupture these structures during surgery has been associated with serious complications and even death.
Keywords : dural ectasia; sacral meningocele; Marfan syndrome.