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Use of intraoperative lateral pelvic X-ray to localize and ensure coccyx removal during sacrococcygeal teratoma resection

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En bloc removal of the coccyx during sacrococcygeal teratoma resection is necessary to decrease the risk of recurrence. However, variable anatomy often makes the border between the coccyx and sacrum difficult to identify. We describe the use of intraoperative lateral pelvic X-ray to localize this border and ensure complete coccygectomy.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Surgery, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, 744 52nd Street, Suite 4100, Oakland, CA, 94609, USA

    Olajire Idowu & Sunghoon Kim

  2. Division of Pediatric Surgery, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Claire E. Graves, Olajire Idowu & Sunghoon Kim

  3. Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland, CA, USA

    John Zovickian & Dachling Pang

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Graves, C.E., Idowu, O., Zovickian, J. et al. Use of intraoperative lateral pelvic X-ray to localize and ensure coccyx removal during sacrococcygeal teratoma resection. Pediatr Surg Int 33, 389–392 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-016-4025-8

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