Tailgut cysts: what is the best surgical approach?

A 56-year-old man with a history of hypertension and gastroesophageal reflux disease presented to his primary care physician with right hip and right groin pain for 6 months. [...]there are no data that support this theory. Because tailgut cysts originate from a rem- nant of the embryonic postanal g...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American surgeon 2011-08, Vol.77 (8), p.E160-161
Hauptverfasser:	Leppard, William M, Adams, David B, Morgan, Katherine A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biopsy, Needle Cysts Cysts - congenital Cysts - diagnosis Cysts - surgery Diagnosis, Differential Dissection Female Follow-Up Studies Hamartoma - congenital Hamartoma - diagnosis Hamartoma - surgery Hernias Humans Hypertension Immunohistochemistry Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods Male Middle Aged Rectal Diseases - congenital Rectal Diseases - diagnosis Rectal Diseases - surgery Rectal Neoplasms - diagnosis Rectal Neoplasms - surgery Risk Assessment Sacrococcygeal Region Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	A 56-year-old man with a history of hypertension and gastroesophageal reflux disease presented to his primary care physician with right hip and right groin pain for 6 months. [...]there are no data that support this theory. Because tailgut cysts originate from a rem- nant of the embryonic postanal gut, it is unlikely that performing a coccygectomy has any benefit.
ISSN:	0003-1348 1555-9823
DOI:	10.1177/000313481107700804