Prerectal tailgut cyst presenting with constipation and pseudo-rectal prolapse. A rare case presentation

• Main Authors: Allan Ngulube (Author), Blessing Zambuko (Author), Crispin O.M. Ntoto (Author), Simbarashe Gift Mungazi (Author), Derek Matsika (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tail gut cysts are rare congenital developmental cysts arising from the remnants of the primitive gut and occur almost exclusively in the retrorectal space. The incidence is estimated at 1:40000 with a strong female predominance. We report a case of a 6-month-old male infant presenting with constipa...