title: Rectal duplication cyst: a combined abdominal and endoanal operative approach.
abstract: Rectal duplication cysts are rare, comprising <5% of all gastrointestinal duplications. Early excision is the treatment of choice and a number of surgical approaches have been described. We present a 3-week-old infant with a 3 cm cyst that was excised using a previously unreported combined abdominal and endoanal approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Clare M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Rees
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Woodward
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grier
authors.forename: Eleri
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cusick
mesh_terms: D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*