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Rectal duplication cyst: a combined abdominal and endoanal operative approach

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Rectal duplication cysts are rare, comprising <5% of all gastrointestinal duplications. Early excision is the treatment of choice and a number of surgical approaches have been described. We present a 3-week-old infant with a 3 cm cyst that was excised using a previously unreported combined abdominal and endoanal approach.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Paul O’Gorman Building, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS2 8BJ, UK

    Clare M. Rees, Mark Woodward & Eleri Cusick

  2. Department of Paediatric Radiology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Paul O’Gorman Building, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS2 8BJ, UK

    David Grier

  3. Bristol Children’s Hospital, King David Building, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS2 8BJ, UK

    Eleri Cusick

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Rees, C.M., Woodward, M., Grier, D. et al. Rectal duplication cyst: a combined abdominal and endoanal operative approach. Pediatr Surg Int 23, 369–371 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-006-1807-4

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