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The management of presacral masses in the adult
A Wolpert1, M Beer-Gabel, O Lifschitz
1Department of Gastroenterology, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel.
Techniques in Coloproctology
|June 22, 2002
Abstract:
Presacral (retrorectal) tumors are particularly rare in the adult. There is difficulty in the performance of diagnostic biopsy, and specialized imaging is required to plan surgical extirpation. This review assesses their incidence and classification as well as the principles involved in their diagnosis and surgical management.