title: Giant presacral tailgut cyst mimicking rectal duplication in a girl: report of a pediatric case.
abstract: Tailgut cyst, or retrorectal cystic hamartoma, is a rare congenital lesion found in the presacral space. The lession has been infrequently reported in medical literature. It is most common in middle-aged women and is rare in children. We report a case of a tailgut cyst mimicking a rectal duplication in an 8-year-old child. Excision and histological examination of the mass confirmed the tailgut cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garcia-Palacios
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Méndez
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Barca
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
authors.forename: Elina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Estevez-Martinez
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pérez-Becerra
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
authors.forename: Adolfo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bautista-Casasnovas
keywords: pelvic organs cyst; presacral mass; retrorectal cyst hamartoma; tailgut cyst