BACKGROUND The relative rarity and anatomical position of retrorectal tumors may lead to difficulty in diagnosis and surgical management. METHODS This was a retrospective review of 62 patients who had resection of retrorectal tumors between 2002 and 2010. RESULTS All patients in this study were treated by excision of the retrorectal tumors. Surgical approach included transsacral approach (5...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com MOJ Surg 2015, 2(2): 00016 the retrorectal or presacral space [4] and rarely in the perirenal area [2,3,5], the subcutaneous tissue in the anorectal region [6] and more rarely in the prerectal location. Microscopically, the tailgut cyst is characterized by the presence of a cysts lined with varying types of epithelium; columnar, mucin secreting epit...

A 34-year-old woman presented with pain during menstruation and was diagnosed with endometriosis of the lower rectum. Despite treatment with an LH-RH agonist, she was unable to become pregnant and surgical removal of her endometriosis was recommended. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging revealed endometriosis localized between the neck of the uterus and rectum with indentation and scuffing....

Retrorectal tumors are rare lesions in adults, which remains a difficult diagnostic and management problem. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of surgical management of retrorectal tumors in our institution. In a retrospective study, a consecutive series of patients who underwent surgical excision of a retrorectal tumor were identified from a database. Medical records, radiol...

BACKGROUND Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) was originally designed for local endoscopic excision of benign and low-grade mucosal rectal lesions through an endoscopic system. The procedure is particularly challenging for submucosal and retrorectal lesions, as the tumor margins are not well defined. OBJECTIVE To investigate patient and surgical characteristics of TEM as a treatment for ...