Coccygectomy a novel and definitive approach to surgical treatment of a tailgut cyst

Coccygectomy is a simple and safe procedure often used to treat coccydynia. Here we describe this unique approach to access a rare case of tailgut cyst presenting as a phlegmonous pelvic mass fistulized to the sacrum and multiple pelvic organs and complicated by pelvic actinomycosis.

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Main Authors: Lindsey Ross, E.D. Adams, A. Parrish, J. Zhai, M. Chithriki, D. Magner, P.J. Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751921000050
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spelling doaj-155170fda4274c58a032f97df07cef1c2021-03-13T04:23:20ZengElsevierInterdisciplinary Neurosurgery2214-75192021-06-0124101093Coccygectomy a novel and definitive approach to surgical treatment of a tailgut cystLindsey Ross0E.D. Adams1A. Parrish2J. Zhai3M. Chithriki4D. Magner5P.J. Johnson6Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States; Corresponding author at: Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 127 S. San Vicente Blvd, A6600 West Hollywood, CA 90058, United States.Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesDepartment of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesDepartment of Pathology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesDepartment of Radiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesDepartment of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesCoccygectomy is a simple and safe procedure often used to treat coccydynia. Here we describe this unique approach to access a rare case of tailgut cyst presenting as a phlegmonous pelvic mass fistulized to the sacrum and multiple pelvic organs and complicated by pelvic actinomycosis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751921000050CoccygectomyPelvic fistulaTailgut cystActinomycosisPresacral mass
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author Lindsey Ross
E.D. Adams
A. Parrish
J. Zhai
M. Chithriki
D. Magner
P.J. Johnson
spellingShingle Lindsey Ross
E.D. Adams
A. Parrish
J. Zhai
M. Chithriki
D. Magner
P.J. Johnson
Coccygectomy a novel and definitive approach to surgical treatment of a tailgut cyst
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Coccygectomy
Pelvic fistula
Tailgut cyst
Actinomycosis
Presacral mass
author_facet Lindsey Ross
E.D. Adams
A. Parrish
J. Zhai
M. Chithriki
D. Magner
P.J. Johnson
author_sort Lindsey Ross
title Coccygectomy a novel and definitive approach to surgical treatment of a tailgut cyst
title_short Coccygectomy a novel and definitive approach to surgical treatment of a tailgut cyst
title_full Coccygectomy a novel and definitive approach to surgical treatment of a tailgut cyst
title_fullStr Coccygectomy a novel and definitive approach to surgical treatment of a tailgut cyst
title_full_unstemmed Coccygectomy a novel and definitive approach to surgical treatment of a tailgut cyst
title_sort coccygectomy a novel and definitive approach to surgical treatment of a tailgut cyst
publisher Elsevier
series Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
issn 2214-7519
publishDate 2021-06-01
description Coccygectomy is a simple and safe procedure often used to treat coccydynia. Here we describe this unique approach to access a rare case of tailgut cyst presenting as a phlegmonous pelvic mass fistulized to the sacrum and multiple pelvic organs and complicated by pelvic actinomycosis.
topic Coccygectomy
Pelvic fistula
Tailgut cyst
Actinomycosis
Presacral mass
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751921000050
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