STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. PURPOSE Trauma is the most common cause for chronic coccygodynia. The present study aims at presenting our results after complete removal of the coccyx for refractory traumatic coccygodynia in terms of pain level, complication rates, and patients' overall satisfaction. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE There is limited extant literature describing the success r...

Coccydynia is a term that refers to pain in the region of the coccyx. Most cases are associated with abnormal mobility of the coccyx which may trigger a chronic inflammatory process leading to degeneration of this structure. In some patients this instability may be detected on dynamic radiographs. Nonsurgical management remains the gold standard treatment for coccydynia, consisting of decreased...

Retrorectal tumors are a rare group of neoplasms that occur most commonly in the neonatal and infant population. They vary in presentation, but teratomas are the most common and often present as a protruding mass from the sacrococcygeal region. Immediate surgical resection is indicated when found and coccygectomy is performed to prevent recurrence. When teratomas recur, the patients most often ...

Sacrococcygeal teratomas rarely present in adulthood. Due to its rarity, accurate diagnosis is a clinical dilemma adults. The patient was 41-year-old female who presented with pelvic pain, low back pain radiating the legs and chronic constipation. underwent CT scan which demonstrated 6 cm presacral multiloculated mass compressing rectum. Prior presentation at our clinic, she had an EUS biopsy b...