Surgical management of a retro-rectal cystic hamartoma (tailgut cyst) using a trans-rectal approach : a case report and review of the literature
INTRODUCTION: Retro-rectal cystic hamartoma (tailgut cyst) is a rare congenital developmental lesion arising from post-natal primitive gut remnants in the retro-rectal space. The rarity of the lesion and its anatomical position usually leads to difficulty in diagnosis and surgical management. Complete surgical resection remains the cornerstone of treatment. A dozen or so surgical approaches have been described in the literature to date to make the operation as simple as possible, but the trans-rectal access route is extremely rarely reported and not well described. Here, we present a case that demonstrates the trans-rectal approach to a retro-rectal tumor is a feasible option in terms of surgical radicality, minimal invasiveness and safety for carefully selected patients with this rare type of retro-rectal cystic lesion.
CASE PRESENTATION: A 29-year-old Caucasian woman was referred to our institution due to perineal pain extending to the right inguinal region. Her symptoms had been present for the last two months. She was first examined at her regional hospital for a suspected ruptured ovarian cyst; however, after consultation with a gynecologist and a computed tomography scan of her pelvis, a tumor in the retro-rectal space was discovered. Our patient was admitted to our hospital and when a pelvic magnetic resonance imaging study confirmed the diagnosis of the retro-rectal cystic formation, a complete extirpation of retro-rectal tumor fixed to the coccyx using trans-rectal approach was performed. The final pathological diagnosis was retro-rectal cystic hamartoma (tailgut cyst) with no evidence of malignancy. Her post-operative course was uneventful, and at four months after surgery our patient is symptom free with no evidence of recurrent or residual disease.
CONCLUSIONS: Trans-rectal excision is feasible in terms of surgical radicality and is a simple to perform, minimally invasive and safe option, providing complete recovery for carefully selected patients with retro-rectal cystic hamartoma treated operatively.
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2014 |
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Journal of medical case reports - 8(2014) vom: 06. Jan., Seite 11 |
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Date Completed 20.01.2014 Date Revised 21.10.2021 published: Electronic Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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| 520 | |a INTRODUCTION: Retro-rectal cystic hamartoma (tailgut cyst) is a rare congenital developmental lesion arising from post-natal primitive gut remnants in the retro-rectal space. The rarity of the lesion and its anatomical position usually leads to difficulty in diagnosis and surgical management. Complete surgical resection remains the cornerstone of treatment. A dozen or so surgical approaches have been described in the literature to date to make the operation as simple as possible, but the trans-rectal access route is extremely rarely reported and not well described. Here, we present a case that demonstrates the trans-rectal approach to a retro-rectal tumor is a feasible option in terms of surgical radicality, minimal invasiveness and safety for carefully selected patients with this rare type of retro-rectal cystic lesion | ||
| 520 | |a CASE PRESENTATION: A 29-year-old Caucasian woman was referred to our institution due to perineal pain extending to the right inguinal region. Her symptoms had been present for the last two months. She was first examined at her regional hospital for a suspected ruptured ovarian cyst; however, after consultation with a gynecologist and a computed tomography scan of her pelvis, a tumor in the retro-rectal space was discovered. Our patient was admitted to our hospital and when a pelvic magnetic resonance imaging study confirmed the diagnosis of the retro-rectal cystic formation, a complete extirpation of retro-rectal tumor fixed to the coccyx using trans-rectal approach was performed. The final pathological diagnosis was retro-rectal cystic hamartoma (tailgut cyst) with no evidence of malignancy. Her post-operative course was uneventful, and at four months after surgery our patient is symptom free with no evidence of recurrent or residual disease | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSIONS: Trans-rectal excision is feasible in terms of surgical radicality and is a simple to perform, minimally invasive and safe option, providing complete recovery for carefully selected patients with retro-rectal cystic hamartoma treated operatively | ||
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