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Sacral Fistula

MedGen UID:
857255
Concept ID:
C3897661
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

A pathologic communication between the skin and the dural space that is located 5-25 mm from the anal verge. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSacral Fistula

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Shapiro M, Nossek E, Sharashidze V, Tanaka M, Rutledge C, Chung C, Khawaja A, Riina H, Nelson PK, Raz E
J Neurointerv Surg 2024 May 21;16(6):615-623. doi: 10.1136/jnis-2022-019950. PMID: 37673678
Essibayi MA, Srinivasan VM, Catapano JS, Graffeo CS, Lawton MT
Neurology 2023 Sep 19;101(12):524-535. Epub 2023 Apr 25 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207327. PMID: 37185123Free PMC Article
Rezvan A, Jakus-Waldman S, Abbas MA, Yazdany T, Nguyen J
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2015 Jan-Feb;21(1):8-17. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000102. PMID: 25185605

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Brinjikji W, Hilditch CA, Morris JM, Dmytriw AA, Cloft H, Pereira VM, Lanzino G, Krings T
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2018 Oct;39(10):1953-1956. Epub 2018 Sep 20 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5784. PMID: 30237303Free PMC Article
Bursics A, Penninckx F, Van Olmen A, D'Hoore A, Filez L
Acta Chir Belg 1999 Aug;99(4):169-70. PMID: 10499387

Diagnosis

Rahme RJ, Abi-Aad KR, Almekkawi AK, Patra DP, Bendok BR
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2020 Sep 1;19(3):E313. doi: 10.1093/ons/opaa020. PMID: 32171002
Mull M, Schubert GA, Obersheimer J, Jablawi F
World Neurosurg 2020 Jan;133:25-28. Epub 2019 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.09.078. PMID: 31550539
Brinjikji W, Hilditch CA, Morris JM, Dmytriw AA, Cloft H, Pereira VM, Lanzino G, Krings T
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2018 Oct;39(10):1953-1956. Epub 2018 Sep 20 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5784. PMID: 30237303Free PMC Article

Therapy

Bursics A, Penninckx F, Van Olmen A, D'Hoore A, Filez L
Acta Chir Belg 1999 Aug;99(4):169-70. PMID: 10499387

Prognosis

Brinjikji W, Hilditch CA, Morris JM, Dmytriw AA, Cloft H, Pereira VM, Lanzino G, Krings T
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2018 Oct;39(10):1953-1956. Epub 2018 Sep 20 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5784. PMID: 30237303Free PMC Article
Bursics A, Penninckx F, Van Olmen A, D'Hoore A, Filez L
Acta Chir Belg 1999 Aug;99(4):169-70. PMID: 10499387

Clinical prediction guides

Brinjikji W, Hilditch CA, Morris JM, Dmytriw AA, Cloft H, Pereira VM, Lanzino G, Krings T
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2018 Oct;39(10):1953-1956. Epub 2018 Sep 20 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5784. PMID: 30237303Free PMC Article

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