Currarino Syndrome (CS) should be suspected in infants presenting with persistent constipation and sacral anomalies. Early diagnosis using appropriate imaging and multidisciplinary surgical management is essential to prevent serious complications such as bowel obstruction, infection, and neurological impairment.
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Discussion
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No actionable change for audiologists — this case report concerns a rare congenital syndrome outside audiology scope; it appears indexed under otolaryngology-adjacent databases but has no direct hearing or vestibular relevance.
While largely outside audiology practice, this case highlights the value of multidisciplinary neonatal teams and early imaging in rare congenital syndromes, a principle relevant to any specialist involved in paediatric care.
- 01Currarino Syndrome is a rare congenital triad: sacral bone defect, presacral mass, and anorectal malformation.
- 02Early diagnosis via imaging was central to this case's successful management.
- 03A coordinated multidisciplinary team approach was employed in a female infant.
- 04Case report format limits generalisability.
- 05The condition has minimal direct relevance to audiology or hearing science.
Multidisciplinary management and early imaging diagnosis improves outcomes in Currarino Syndrome.
opinionpartially supported- PMID
- 42529035
- DOI
- 10.1002/ccr3.73257.
- Journal
- Clinical Case Reports
- Publication type
- case_report
- Evidence level
- 4
- Sample size
- 1
- Population
- Female infant with Currarino Syndrome
- Intervention
- Multidisciplinary management including imaging-guided early diagnosis
Primary outcomes
Clinical outcomes of multidisciplinary management for Currarino Syndrome