Familial Currarino triad

PubMed, the Internet portal of biomedical and life sciences literature, indexed an interesting article, entitled “Complete familial Currarino triad in association with Hirschsprung’s disease: magnetic resonance imaging features and the spectrum of anorectal malformations.” (Acta Radiol. 2006 May;47(4):422-6). Authors are Kilickesmez O, Gol IH, Uzun M еt al., from the Department of Radiology, Diyarbakir Military Hospital, Turkey. Currarino syndrome, a rare hereditary condition, is defined as a partial sacral agenesis associated with a presacral mass and anorectal malformation. The authors present two siblings with complete Currarino triad and their mother with incomplete triad. The complete Currarino triad in the older sibling was associated with Hirschsprung’s disease as the second reported case in the literature. To access the full abstract of the article, click here.