Sacral agenesis: why is it so frequently misdiagnosed?

Sacral agenesis: why is it so frequently misdiagnosed?

Thirty-four patients with sacral agenesis were seen from 1954 to 1983, cases of meningomyelocele excluded. Five recognizable and consistent patterns of bone malformation were identified. Urodynamic examinations were done in 10 of the 34 patients. Their evaluation and response to treatment are analyz...

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Published in:Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) Vol. 26; no. 4; p. 351
Main Authors: Borrelli, M, Bruschini, H, Nahas, W C, Figueiredo, J A, Prado, M J, Spinola, R, Walligora, M, Freire, G C, de Góes, G M
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01-10-1985
Subjects:
Abnormalities, Multiple
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Classification
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Rectum - abnormalities
Retrospective Studies
Sacrum - abnormalities
Sacrum - pathology
Urinary Bladder - physiopathology
Urodynamics
Urogenital Abnormalities
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Summary:Thirty-four patients with sacral agenesis were seen from 1954 to 1983, cases of meningomyelocele excluded. Five recognizable and consistent patterns of bone malformation were identified. Urodynamic examinations were done in 10 of the 34 patients. Their evaluation and response to treatment are analyzed; we tried to determine and establish the possible causes for its late diagnosis and consequences regarding the upper urinary tract.
ISSN:0090-4295
DOI:10.1016/0090-4295(85)90182-7