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Omentopexy as treatment of a huge presacral epidermoid cyst: Report of a case

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A new method of treating unexcisable epidermoid cysts of the presacral region is described. In the case reported the cyst was discovered on routine gynecologic examination. Exploration revealed a huge epidermoid cyst adherent to the bones of the pelvis. Because of the danger of jeopardizing the blood supply of the rectum and its integrity, a strip of omentum was prepared and introduced into the epithelial cavity. The postoperative course was uneventful. Two years after the operation the patient is symptom-free.

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  1. Surgical Department A, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tiqva, Israel

    Ch. Chaimoff M.D. & M. Dintsman M.D.

  2. Tel Aviv University Medical School, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Ch. Chaimoff M.D. & M. Dintsman M.D.

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Chaimoff, C., Dintsman, M. Omentopexy as treatment of a huge presacral epidermoid cyst: Report of a case. Dis Colon Rectum 17, 262–264 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02588114

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