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Citation:
Ibrahim D, Hacking C, Glick Y, et al. Scimitar sacrum. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Mar 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-30504
Scimitar sacrum, also known as sickle-shaped sacrum or hemisacral agenesis, is a unilateral, well-marginated, crescent-shaped defect in the lateral sacrum.
Pathology
The expansion of a meningocele causes scalloping and lateral displacement of the sacral plate.
Associations
Scimitar sacrum is pathognomonic for anterior sacral meningocele. Scimitar sacrum, anorectal malformation, and presacral mass represent the Currarino triad.
See also
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1. Teaching atlas of pediatric imaging. Thieme. ISBN:1588903397. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
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2. Pfluger T, Czekalla R, Koletzko S et-al. MRI and radiographic findings in Currarino's triad. Pediatr Radiol. 1996;26 (8): 524-527. doi:10.1007/BF01372233
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3. Swamy S, Edwin P, Philip B, Joy B, Devi R. Anterior sacral meningocele - as part of the currarino triad. Indian J Radiol Imaging [serial online] 2003 [cited 2014 Aug 15];13:207-8.
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4. Kovalcik PJ, Burke JB. Anterior sacral meningocele and the scimitar sign. Report of a case. Dis. Colon Rectum. 1988;31 (10): 806-7. Pubmed citation
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