European Medical Journal Gastroenterology (Sep 2022)

Retrorectal Teratoma: A Case Report

  • Melissa Kyriakos Saad,
  • Wissam Dib,
  • George El Hachem,
  • Elias Saikaly

DOI
https://doi.org/10.33590/emjgastroenterol/22-00022

Abstract

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Retrorectal neoplasms is a rare, heterogeneous group of neoplasms developing in the retrorectal space. Its rarity makes its management a challenge to the unaware. Here, the authors present a case of 37-year-old female patient presenting with anal pain, diagnosed with retrorectal teratoma, which was managed surgically by posterior approach, the Kraske procedure.