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Management problems in cases with a combination of asymptomatic occult intrasacral meningocele and disc prolapse

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Report of two cases who suffered from lumbo-ischialgia and had as well a disc prolapse as an intrasacral meningocele. The actual clinical symptoms seemed to be caused by the disc prolapse and not by the meningocele, which was considered to be asymptomatic. Therefore only operative treatment of the protruded disc was undertaken. The post-operative course confirmed that this decision was correct.

Questions of classification and clinical symptoms of intrasacral meningoceles are shortly discusses.

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  1. Neurosurgical Clinic, Ministry of Health Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    M. A. Bayar M.D., B. Yidiz & Z. Buharali

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Bayar, M.A., Yidiz, B. & Buharali, Z. Management problems in cases with a combination of asymptomatic occult intrasacral meningocele and disc prolapse. Acta neurochir 108, 67–69 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01407669

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