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Case Reports
. 1993 Jan;162(1):5-8.
doi: 10.1007/BF02942819.

Let the finger linger

H P Redmond  1 , O M Austin, J Phillips, P G Collins, A P Clery, J M Deasy
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Case Reports

Let the finger linger

H P Redmond et al. Ir J Med Sci. 1993 Jan.

Abstract

Retrorectal masses are rare and of insidious onset. We report a consecutive series of six such cases (males = 4, females = 2). The main presenting complaint was back pain and the most reliable physical sign was a palpable mass posteriorly on rectal examination (all cases). C T scan was the most radiologically informative investigation. Surgical intervention was undertaken using both anterior (trans-abdominal) and posterior (retrorectal) approaches. The majority of the masses excised were benign and all patients, to date, remain well.

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