title: A dermoid cyst fistulating with the transverse colon.
abstract: We present a rare case of fistulation of a dermoid cyst with the transverse colon. We illustrate how an infected dermoid cyst can be diagnosed as an appendix abscess although the management of these is quite different. The general surgeon should be aware of this as a differential diagnosis  for an appendix abscess.
authors.affiliation: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, UK. annaconway@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: A Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Conway
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hanna
mesh_terms: D044684:Colon, Transverse; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*