title: Rectal Duplication Cyst: A Rare Cause of Rectal Prolapse in a Toddler.
abstract: Rectal duplication cysts are rare congenital anomalies. They constitute only 4% of the total gastrointestinal anomalies. They usually present in childhood. The common presenting symptoms are mass or pressure effects like constipation, tenesmus, urinary retention, local infection or bleeding due to presence of ectopic gastric mucosa. We are reporting a rare presenting symptom of rectal duplication cyst in a 4-year-old boy/toddler who presented with rectal prolapse. He also had bleeding per rectum. Rectal examination revealed a soft mass palpable in the posterior rectal wall. CT scan showed a cystic mass in the posterior wall of the rectum. It was excised trans-anally and the postoperative recovery was uneventful. Biopsy report showed rectal duplication cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad.
authors.forename: Samreen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khushbakht
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad.
authors.forename: Anwar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: ul Haq
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D003248:Constipation / Q000209:etiology; D003560:Cysts / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012005:Rectal Prolapse / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome