Unusual presentation of an anterior sacral meningocele: magnetic resonance imaging, multidetector computed tomography, and fistulography findings of bacterial meningitis secondary to a rectothecal fistula.

An anterior sacral meningocele, a rare congenital anomaly, manifested in a previously healthy 44-year-old woman with findings of meningitis, including headache, vomiting, unconsciousness, and fever. Nontraumatic pneumocephalus, tetraventricular hydrocephalus, fluid-fluid level at the lateral ventricles, and pial enhancement were observed on multidetector computed tomography. A ventricular drainage catheter was placed to decompress the hydrocephalus, and drainage was performed urgently.

Comparison of the classic Limberg flap and modified Limberg flap in the treatment of pilonidal sinus disease: a retrospective analysis of 416 patients.

Purpose: Pilonidal sinus disease (PSD) is usually seen on the sacrococcygeal region in adolescent patients. The current study analyzed the outcome of the rhomboid excision and the Limberg flap procedure (cLF) in comparison to the modified Limberg flap procedure (mlF) for PSD.

Methods: Four hundred and sixteen patients with PSD were operated on under spinal or general anesthesia by cLF and mlF.

Rhomboid excision and Limberg flap for managing pilonidal sinus: long-term results in 411 patients.

Objective: To investigate the results of rhomboid excision and the Limberg flap procedure to treat pilonidal sinus disease.

Method: The records of 411 patients with pilonidal sinus disease, who underwent rhomboid excision and Limberg flap procedure, were analysed. All sinus tracks were resected en bloc, and a Limberg flap was prepared from left or right gluteal region.

Three-field lymph node dissection in the treatment of thoracic esophageal carcinoma: the Turkish experience.

The role of extended lymphatic dissection on the prognosis and outcome of thoracic esophageal carcinoma is still controversial. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of three-field lymphatic dissection on the survival and recurrence rates of patients with thoracic carcinoma of the esophagus. Forty-six patients with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus underwent esophagectomy with three-field lymphatic dissection between 1992 and 2003.

Long-term results of limberg flap procedure for treatment of pilonidal sinus: a report of 200 cases.

Purpose: In the past, various methods of surgical or nonsurgical treatment of sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus have been used. The most common problem in the treatment of this disease is recurrence. In the present study, our aim was to determine the long-term results of the Limberg flap procedure.