AIM The management strategy for retrorectal tumours is complex. Due to their rarity, few surgeons have expertise in management. METHOD A systematic literature review was conducted using the PubMed database. English language publications in the years 2011-2015 that assessed preoperative management, surgical strategies and chemoradiotherapy for presacral tumours were included. Two hundred and f...

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...

Retrorectal epidermal inclusion cysts are rare congenital cystic lesions, mostly an incidental finding usually diagnosed in middle-aged women. Surgical resection is the main stay of treatment and 3 operative approaches commonly used: abdominal, trans-sacral/coccygeal (posterior), combined abdomino-posterior depending on nature location lesion. We report a case 22-year-old male presented with co...