A Rare Case Report of a Tail-Gut Cyst from a Gynecological Point of View

A tail-gut cyst can be often a misleading clinical entity. In half of the patients there is no presenting symptom. On the other half, the patients most commonly present with a variety of symptoms such as rectal pain, constipation, lower back pain, dysuria or dyspareunia. The recommended treatment of...

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Main Authors: George Maroudias (Author), Alina-Roxani Gouloumi (Author), Zoi Tsakiraki (Author), Maria Oikonomou (Author), George Chrelias (Author), Charalampos Chrelias (Author)
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Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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