Martucciello et al classified patients with the Currarino Syndrome based on clinical features. The authors are from Gaslini Children's Hospital in Genoa and the FIRC Institute for Molecular Oncology in Milan.
Parameters:
(1) hemisacrum
(2) presacral mass
(3) anterior meningocele (AM)
(4) anorectal malformation (ARM)
Hemi-sacrum
Presacral Mass
AM
ARM
Type
yes
no
no
no
minimal
yes
yes
no
no
mild
yes
yes
yes
no
mild
yes
no
no
yes
mild
yes
yes
no
yes
complete without AM
yes
yes
yes
yes
complete with AM
where:
• The anterior meningocele is a type of presacral mass. There should situation where there is an anterior meningocele without a presacral mass. This reduces the number of theoretical combinations.
Each type can exist with or without a neural tube defect (NTD).
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