A dermoid cyst fistulating with the transverse colon

We present a rare case of fistulation of a dermoid cyst with the transverse colon. We illustrate how an infected dermoid cyst can be diagnosed as an appendix abscess although the management of these is quite different. The general surgeon should be aware of this as a differential diagnosis for an ap...

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Autores principales: Conway, AZ, Hanna, T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal College of Surgeons 2012
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Online Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3954269/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23031759
http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/003588412X13373405385935
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spelling pubmed-39542692014-03-20 A dermoid cyst fistulating with the transverse colon Conway, AZ Hanna, T Ann R Coll Surg Engl Online Case Report We present a rare case of fistulation of a dermoid cyst with the transverse colon. We illustrate how an infected dermoid cyst can be diagnosed as an appendix abscess although the management of these is quite different. The general surgeon should be aware of this as a differential diagnosis for an appendix abscess. Royal College of Surgeons 2012-10 2012-10 /pmc/articles/PMC3954269/ /pubmed/23031759 http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/003588412X13373405385935 Text en Copyright © 2013 Royal College of Surgeons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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