Giant Presacral Tailgut Cyst Mimicking Rectal Duplication in a Girl: Report of a Pediatric Case

• Main Authors: Maria Garcia-Palacios (Author), Roberto Méndez (Author), Pablo Rodriguez-Barca (Author), Elina Estevez-Martinez (Author), Eugenio Pérez-Becerra (Author), Adolfo Bautista-Casasnovas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Tailgut cyst, or retrorectal cystic hamartoma, is a rare congenital lesion found in the presacral space. The lession has been infrequently reported in medical literature. It is most common in middle-aged women and is rare in children. We report a case of a tailgut cyst mimicking a rectal du...