Retrorectal hamartoma: A ′tail′ of two cysts!
Open Access
- 1 April 2010
- journal article
- abdominal
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
- Vol. 20 (02), 129-131
- https://doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.63049
Abstract
Retrorectal hamartomas or tail gut cysts are rare congenital anomalies most commonly seen in a retrorectal location; most common in middle aged women. This article describes the radiological appearance in two cases of tail gut cysts in males, one a child with a visible perianal swelling since birth and the other, a 72-year-old man with symptoms for one week. In both, the tailgut cysts were in a right perirectal location. Presentation in such a location in males, at extremes of age, is unusual for tailgut cysts.Keywords
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