postsacral

post·sa·cral

(pōst-sā'krăl),

Referring to the coccyx.

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postsacral

(pōst-sā′krăl) [″ + sacrum, sacred]

Below the sacrum.

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Thereafter, a flat intergluteal incision of approximately 5 cm in length and till the postsacral fascia in depth was performed.

A new surgical approach for pilonidal sinus disease: "de-epithelialization technique"

SCTs are classified into four types according to the anatomical extent of the tumor with type 1 being mostly external and mostly compromising postsacral area and type IV being internally confined to the presacral area [2].

Type IV Sacrococcygeal Teratoma Displacing the Urinary Bladder: Unique Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Karydakis technique consisted of a vertical eccentric elliptical incision extended down to the postsacral fascia; complete removal of unhealthy tissue, including a rim of normal tissue around the cyst and sinus tract; mobilization of the medial wound edge by undercutting the adipose tissue at a depth of 1 cm; advancement of flap across the midline to the postsacral fascia; and suturing of its edges to the lateral wound edges.

A comparative study between karydakis flap reconstruction and double Z-plasty in patients with sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease

In this surgical procedure, the sinus tract was first excised in the prone position, descending as far as the postsacral fascia with an S-shaped oblique incision facing either right or left (Figure 1).

The evaluation of a modified Dufourmentel flap after S-type excision for pilonidal sinus disease

Surgical Techniques: Karydakis technique after removal of the pilonidal focus with an incision 3cm wider on either (right or left) side of the midline, the subcutaneous tissue under the medial part of the incision was dissected free superficial to the postsacral fascia enabling it to be mobi-lized and the wound was closed primary by 2-0 polypro-pylene sutures incorporating the presacral fascia.

Comparison of Karydakis technique with Limberg Flap Procedure in Pilonidal Sinus Disease: Advantages of Karydakis technique

The sacral vertebra from 21-3 would become a trunk vertebra in 22-2, the first postsacral vertebra the sacral vertebra, and the last trunk vertebra a rib-bearing trunk vertebra.

Geographic variation and phenotypic plasticity of number of truck vertebrae in slender salamanders, Batrachoseps (Caudata: plethodontidae)