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The management of presacral masses in the adult

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Presacral (retrorectal) tumors are particularly rare in the adult. There is difficulty in the performance of diagnostic biopsy, and specialized imaging is required to plan surgical extirpation. This review assesses their incidence and classification as well as the principles involved in their diagnosis and surgical management.

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot Israel, IL

    A. Wolpert & M. Beer-Gabel

  2. Department of Surgery, Kaplan Medical Center, 76100 Rehovot, Israel. apzbar@zahav.net.il, IL

    O. Lifschitz & A. P. Zbar

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  1. A. Wolpert
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Received: 22 October 2001 / Accepted in revised form: 17 January 2002

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Wolpert, A., Beer-Gabel, M., Lifschitz, O. et al. The management of presacral masses in the adult. Tech Coloproctol 6, 43–49 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s101510200008

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