etrorectal cystic hamartoma are rare tumors of developmental origin usually diagnosed as an incidental finding in adult patients. We present such a case in a 33-year-old lady who presented with acute retention of urine. Ultrasound abdomen showed a retrorectal cystic mass (15 x 10 cm), which, was confirmed on computerized tomography (CT) scan. Exploratory laparotomy via a lower midline incision ...

tailgut cyst is a very rare lesion of the retrorectal space seemingly derived from embryonic remnants of the tail gut which often causes rectal signs and symptoms. a unique case of this lesion presenting as a subcutaneous mass lateral to the coccyx is hereby described

Retrorectal cystic hamartomas are rare congenital lesions that arise from aberrant remnants of the postanal gut. Most of them appear as asymptomatic lesions in middle-aged women but they can manifest with nonspecific symptoms such as abdominal or pelvic pain, constipation or diarrhoea, genitourinary symptoms, etc. Due to their anatomical position and variable presentation these lesions are ofte...

The retrorectal space is an uncommon seat for neoplastic masses. Retrorectal hamartoma or tailgut cyst (TGC) is an uncommon developmental cystic lesion occurring in this space which mostly occurs in middle-aged females. We recently cared for a 16-year-old girl who presented with vague lower abdominal pain and occasional constipation. Per rectal examination revealed an extraluminal mass bulging ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to provide an overview of the literature on Tailgut cysts (TGCs) arising in the presacral space. MATERIALS AND METHODS We present a new case of presacral TGC and a literature review of English-language studies of presacral TGCs, accessed through the PubMed and Google Scholar databases. Keywords used were presacral or retrorectal tailgut cyst, presacral muc...

Tailgut cyst, or retrorectal cystic hamartoma, is a rare congenital lesion found in the presacral space. The lession has been infrequently reported in medical literature. It is most common in middle-aged women and is rare in children. We report a case of a tailgut cyst mimicking a rectal duplication in an 8-year-old child. Excision and histological examination of the mass confirmed the tailgut ...