title: Tailgut cyst. A case report.
abstract: Tailgut cysts, also called retro-rectal cystic hamartomas or mucin-secreting cysts, are uncommon vestigial masses. They can become complicated with infection or neoplastic degeneration. Surgery is the only treatment. We report here a case of a tailgut cyst in a 60-year-old female, that was discovered 10 years ago but not investigated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Visceral Surgery, Clinique Notre-Dame de Grâce, Gosselies, Belgium. didier.deltour@cndg.be
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Deltour
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Veys
mesh_terms: D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019160:Endosonography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery