Presacral Neurenteric Cyst

Intraspinal neurenteric cysts are rare congenital cystic lesions, formed due to the displacement of elements forming the alimentary canal. We report an 11-month-old infant presenting with a soft, fluctuant, and transilluminate swelling posterior to the anus since birth; the size of the swelling varied with alterations in intraspinal pressure subsequent to crying, coughing, or sneezing. MRI showed a multiloculated lesion anterior to the sacrum and coccyx. Near-total excision was carried out without any worsening in the neurological status 1).

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Satyarthee GD, Mahapatra AK. Presacral neurenteric cyst in an infant. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2003 Oct;39(4):222-4. doi: 10.1159/000072477. PMID: 12944706.