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Alcohol injection for nonsurgical management of tailgut cyst in a middle-aged woman: A case report.

Farrah AljuhaniBashair AlmunamiRawan AlsamahiNadim MalibaryZuhoor Algaithy
Published in: Clinical case reports (2019)
Managing recurrent tailgut cyst in a patient who is refraining from the definitive surgical en bloc resection can be challenging. Therefore, in this case report we outlined a less invasive approach which is computed tomography-guided aspiration with alcohol injection which resulted in prolongation of symptoms free period in our patient.
Keyphrases
  • case report
  • computed tomography
  • ultrasound guided
  • middle aged
  • alcohol consumption
  • positron emission tomography
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • radiation therapy
  • physical activity
  • magnetic resonance