A Retrorectal Neurofibroma Resected by Transsacral Approach.
- Author:
Bu Goan CHO
1
;
Byung Kwon AHN
;
Seung Hyun LEE
;
Sung Uhn BAEK
;
Hee Kyung CHANG
Author Information
1. Departments of Surgery, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. gsabk@ns.kosinmed.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Retrorectal tumor;
Neurofibroma;
Transsacral approach
- MeSH:
Female;
Humans;
Neurofibroma*;
Postoperative Complications;
Rectum
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology
2006;22(6):432-435
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tumors in the retrorectal area are rare. Surgical approaches to retrorectal tumors include posterior, anterior, or combined approaches. We have encountered a case of a 56- year-old woman with a retrorectal tumor. She had a solid tumor, 3 cm in size, in the posterior midline rectum 7 cm above the anal verge. The tumor was successfully resected by using a posterior (transsacral) approach with a partial sacrectomy and was diagnosed as being a neurofibroma. There were no postoperative complications.
