Unusual retrorectal ganglioneuroma: a case report of laparoscopic assisted approach
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Published on: February 12, 2022
Ahmed Bouzid1, Anis Belhadj1, Ahmed Saidani1
1Department of Surgery, Mahmoud El Matri Hospital, University of Medicine Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Abstract:
Ganglioneuromas are benign slow-growing lesions that arise from sympathetic ganglion cells. They are usually found incidentally. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), provides only an unspecified diagnosis and it has to be confirmed by pathologic studies. Complete surgical excision is believed to be the curative treatment for symptomatic lesions. In the literature, the pelvic location reported is exceptional. We report a case of laparoscopic assisted excision of a retrorectal presacral ganglioneuroma for 22-year-old female patient.

