Robotic Procedure for Rare Rectal Conditions: GIST and Tailgut Cysts

Tailgut cysts and rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are rare found in the retrorectal space. congenital malformations resulting from incomplete regression of hindgut during embryogenesis they mostly affect women third to sixth decade life; GIST account for 5% all GIST. Both conditions may present with nonspecific symptoms such as pelvic or anal pain, bleeding weight loss. usually benign, but malignant lesions tend be symptomatic only detected at a later stage development. Rectal have poor overall prognosis rate tumor rupture is more than four times that nonrectal There several treatment options, including radical resection en-bloc excision mass, local excision, low anterior resection, abdominoperineal rectum (APER) exenteration. The text discusses advantages robotic surgery compared traditional open laparoscopic methods, shorter length hospital stay faster recovery time. In addition, offers particularly useful minimally invasive option removal these difficult anatomy.