Anterior sacral meningocele mimicking an  adnexal mass in an infertile woman: a report of  an extremely unusual case: İnfertil bir kadinda adneksiyal kitleyi taklit eden anterior sakral  meningosel: çok nadir görülen bir olgu sunumu

Hüseyin Çağlayan  Özcan; Mehmet Alptekin Mehmet Alptekin; Berna  Kaya Uğur; Mete Gürol  Uğur; İbrahim  Erkutlu; İrfan Kutlar

doi:10.5152/EurJTher.2017.50

Authors

Hüseyin Çağlayan Özcan Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gaziantep University School of Medicine
Mehmet Alptekin Mehmet Alptekin Department of Neurosurgery, Gaziantep University School of Medicine
Berna Kaya Uğur Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Gaziantep University School of Medicine
Mete Gürol Uğur Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gaziantep University School of Medicine
İbrahim Erkutlu Department of Neurosurgery, Gaziantep University School of Medicine
İrfan Kutlar Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gaziantep University School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5152/EurJTher.2017.50

Keywords:

Adnexal cyst, anterior sacral meningocele, retroperitoneal mass

Abstract

The differential diagnosis of cystic adnexal masses, some placed retroperitoneally, includes various pathologies. Preoperative diagnosis is important to prevent major neurological deficits during surgery. Herein, we present a case of anterior sacral meningocele diagnosed in an infertile woman using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and eliminated with surgery. An MRI performed to determine the origin of retroperitoneal fixated masses helps direct the patient to the right consultant department and may avoid an inappropriate surgical approach, which may lead to a failure. A retroperitoneal mass, such as anterior sacral meningocele, may contribute to the pathogenesis of infertility by distorting the utero-tuboovarian anatomy.

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