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Nizar Kardoun^1,2, Zied Hadrich^1,2, Amira Akrout^1,2

¹Departement of Surgery Habib Bourguiba Hospital Sfax Tunisia.

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|July 23, 2021

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Tailgut cysts are rare congenital lesions in the retrorectal space. Surgical resection is recommended due to the risk of degeneration, despite their benign nature.

Area of Science:

Gastroenterology
Surgical Pathology
Developmental Biology

Background:

Tailgut cysts, also known as retrorectal cystic hamartomas, represent rare congenital developmental anomalies.
These lesions arise from developmental remnants in the retrorectal space.

Keywords:

retrorectal mass surgical resection tailgut cyst transabdominal approach

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