[Sacral gigantocellular tumor treated with total sacrectomy and spinal-pelvic fixation].

Background: Total sacrectomy with spinal-pelvic fixation is considered to be a successful approach to the radical surgical treatment of extensive sacral tumors, however, technically very demanding, thus only rarely reported in the literature. We presented a patient with sacral gigantocellular tumor managed successfully using this method but with certain standard operative techniques improvements.

Case Report: A 30-year old patient with a pronounced painful syndrome and sphincter disorders was confirmed to have sacral gigantocellular tumor affecting a greater part of the sacrum.

Peripheral nerve lesions associated with missile-induced pseudoaneurysms.

Object: Reports of traumatic pseudoaneurysms associated with nerve compression are rare, and typically do not focus on the damaged nerves. This prospective study examines the clinical presentation, management, and treatment outcome of such nerve injuries.

Methods: Between 1991 and 1995, 22 patients with a missile-induced nerve injury associated with a pseudoaneurysm were treated surgically at the Belgrade Military Medical Academy.