Mukhopadhyay Biswanath, Shukla Ram M, Mukhopadhyay Madhumita, Mandal Kartik C, Haldar Pankaj, Benare Abhijit
Department of Pediatric Surgery, N R S Medical College, Kolkata, India.
J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2012 Jan;17(1):23-5. doi: 10.4103/0971-9261.91082.
Human tail is a curiosity, a cosmetic stigma and presents as an appendage in the lumbosacral region. Six patients of tail in the lumbosacral region are presented here to discuss the spectrum of presentation of human tails. The embryology, pathology and treatment of this entity are discussed along with a brief review of the literature.
人类尾巴是一种罕见现象,是一种外观上的缺陷,表现为腰骶部的附属物。本文介绍了6例腰骶部尾巴的患者,以探讨人类尾巴的表现形式。同时讨论了该病症的胚胎学、病理学及治疗方法,并对相关文献进行了简要综述。