Case report of experience of misdiagnosis of Currarino syndrome as ovarian cyst

• Published in: Clinical case reports Vol. 10; no. 8; pp. e6229 - n/a
• Main Authors: Le, Aiwen, Xu, Ya hong, Wang, Zhonghai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.08.2022; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Abdomen; Case Report; Case reports; Congenital diseases; Consent; Constipation; currarino syndrome; Cysts; Ethics; Family medical history; Hospitals; Intracranial pressure; Menstruation; Neurosurgery; ovarian cyst; Ovulation; Pain; Patients; Ultrasonic imaging; Uterus; Vertebrae
• ISSN: 2050-0904; 2050-0904
• DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.6229

The medical information was collected for Currarino syndrome. The patient had anal surgery for congenital anal stenosis when 2 years old. Clinical manifestations were pelvic cystic mass and low abdominal pain. The pelvic mass was found with a diameter of about 20 cm during the transabdominal exploration. At the second day after operation, the patient complained of neck pain. Neurosurgeon performed surgical treatment and diagnosed it as anterior sacral meningocoele. Currarino syndrome has female pelvic mass, sacral malformation, and congenital anorectal malformation, blindly puncture or drainage before operation should not be permitted. Currarino syndrome is a rare disease and has female pelvic mass, sacral malformation, and congenital anorectal malformation. The clinical manifestations are nonspecific and generally do not affect menstruation and ovulation, but the enlargement of mass may lead to premature delivery, so early diagnosis and treatment are needed. It is not suitable to been punctured before a clear diagnosis and needed a neurosurgeon for treatment.