Laparoscopic repair of a rectal fistula due to a benign ovarian dermoid cyst.
10.5468/ogs.2017.60.4.383
- Author:
Ji Hye KIM
1
;
Gun Oh CHONG
;
Da Som CHUN
;
Soo Yeun PARK
;
Yoon Hee LEE
;
Dae Gy HONG
Author Information
1. Gynecologic Cancer Center, Kyungpook National University Medical Center, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. gochong@knu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Dermoid cyst;
Laparoscopy;
Rectal fistula
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adolescent;
Cystectomy;
Dermoid Cyst*;
Female;
Fistula;
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Laparoscopy;
Laparotomy;
Rectal Fistula*;
Rectum
- From:Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
2017;60(4):383-386
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Ovarian dermoid cysts are one of the most common benign neoplasms in women. Rectal fistula formation due to an ovarian dermoid cyst, particularly a benign dermoid cyst, is extremely rare. A 17-year-old girl with symptoms of lower abdominal pain, passage of sebaceous materials in the stool, and hematochezia was found to have an 11-cm dermoid cyst complicated with a rectal fistula formation. Laparoscopic repair of the rectal fistula was performed successfully with bilateral ovarian cystectomies. This case presents the rare formation of a fistula between a benign dermoid cyst and the rectum and its treatment using laparoscopic repair without laparotomy.
