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Microscopic Cyst Resection for the Treatment of Patients Diagnosed with Epididymal Cyst
Published on: March 31, 2023
[Transanal endoscopic microsurgery for excision of a symptomatic tailgut cyst]
Daniel Mark Skovgaards1, Nis Hallundbæk Schlesinger1, Andreas Nordholm-Carstensen1
1Abdominalcenter K, Københavns Universitetshospital - Bispebjerg Hospital.
Abstract:
A tailgut cyst is a rare tumour originating from the embryonic remnant of the retrorectal space. The cyst is often asymptomatic, but it can cause abdominal or rectal pain and urogenital symptoms. When diagnosed, resection is the choice of treatment, and traditionally open surgery has been preferred. In this case report, we present a 30-year-old female patient with a painful tailgut cyst. She was found to be candidate for transanal endoscopic microsurgery, which was successfully performed.
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