Authors: Andreas Volk Verena Plodeck Marieta Toma HansDetlev Saeger Steffen Pistorius
Publish Date: 2016/08/22
Volume: 47, Issue: 4, Pages: 457-462
Abstract
Complete surgical resection is the treatment of choice for tailgut cysts because of their malignant potential and tendency to regrow if incompletely resected We report our experience of treating patients with tailgut cysts and discuss diagnostics surgical approaches and followupTwo patients underwent enbloc resection of a tailgut cyst the adjacent part of the levator muscle and the distal rectal segment followed by an endtoend rectoanal anastomosis There was no evidence of anastomotic leakage postoperatively At the time of writing our patients were relapsefree with no or nonlimiting symptoms of anal incontinence respectively
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