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Coccygectomy
Coccygectomy is surgery to remove the coccyx.

In humans, coccygectomy is the treatment of last resort for coccydynia, but a required treatment for sacrococcygeal teratoma and other germ cell tumors arising from the coccyx.

To preserve normal defecation, coccygectomy normally is accompanied by re-attachment (also known as re-approximation) of the two levator ani muscles and of the perineum, parts of the pelvic floor. In adults who undergo coccygectomy, one infrequent complication is a subsequent perineal hernia or coccygeal hernia. This complication has not been reported in persons who underwent coccygectomy when a baby or child.

To repair these hernias, a variety of surgical techniques have been described.

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Dextrose prolotherapy for recalcitrant coccygodynia
Apr 01, 2008; ABSTRACT Purpose. To present the results of dextrose prolotherapy undertaken for chronic non-responding coccygodynia in 37...
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Radiological Case Submission: Mature Presacral Teratoma
Feb 01, 2009; ABSTRACT The objective of this case report is to present an interesting, rare case of a presacral teratoma in an adult male and...
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Idiopathic Pneumatosis Intestinalis of the Small Intestine
Nov 01, 2008; To the Editor: Pneumatosis intestinalis is a rare clinical condition characterized by bowel wall air. In adults, pneumatosis...
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Mature presacral teratoma in an adult male: A case report
Jun 01, 1999; Presacral teratomas are rare tumors derived from more than one embryonic germ layer and are usually diagnosed in infancy. It has...
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