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Currarino syndrome with immature teratoma: A case report with review of literature.
J Cancer Res Ther
April 2024
Department of Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Currarino syndrome (CS) is a rare congenital syndrome characterized by a triad of anorectal malformation, sacral deformity, and presacral mass. In about 50% of cases, it is caused by HLXB9 gene mutation in chromosome 7q36. A 13-month-male child presented with presacral discharging sinus with a history of surgery for anorectal malformation and perineal fistula at the time of birth.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTreatment Strategy for Currarino Syndrome Complicated With Anorectal Stenosis.
Cureus
December 2023
Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center, Tokyo, JPN.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates treatment experiences and outcomes for patients with Currarino syndrome (CS) who also suffer from anorectal stenosis.
- It reviews seven cases treated in a single hospital over 23 years, detailing various surgical interventions for associated conditions like teratomas and meningoceles.
- The findings suggest that improving clinical outcomes for CS requires a comprehensive treatment approach and a better understanding of the disease’s complex pathology.*
[A Surgical Case of Currarino Syndrome with Syringomyelia].
Brain Nerve
August 2023
Department of Neurosurgery, Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital.
Currarino syndrome is characterized by a triad of anorectal malformations, sacral defects, and presacral masses. Although it is not extremely rare, this report presents a surgical case of Currarino syndrome with syringomyelia and discusses related literature. The patient is a girl, aged 2 years and 2 months, who presented with marked constipation, chronic cystitis, and lower limb weakness.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCurrarino Syndrome Presenting in Adulthood: A Rare Case.
Cureus
March 2023
Department of Neurosurgery, NIMS University, Jaipur, IND.
Currarino syndrome or Currarino triad is a complex condition consisting of congenital anomalies. The triad consists of anterior sacral mass (meningocele, teratoma or dermoid/epidermoid cyst), sacral bone defect (hypoplasia, agenesis ), anorectal malformation/congenital anorectal stenosis. This condition is named after Dr Guido Currarino, an Italian-American paediatric radiologist, who first described it in 1975.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSelection of operative approach in children with Currarino syndrome.
Pediatr Surg Int
January 2023
Department of General Surgery, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, No. 56 Nanlishi St, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100045, China.
Purpose: To summarize the experience of surgical treatment of children diagnosed with Currarino syndrome, with an emphasis on the selection of an optimal operative approach.
Methods: The clinical materials of patients diagnosed with Currarino syndrome were recorded. Special attention was given to the operative management, particularly the different routes for operation.
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