Tail gut cyst
Rao, G.Mallikarjuna.; Haricharan, P.; Ramanujacharyulu, S.; Reddy, K.Lakshmi.
Indian Journal of Gastroenterology Official Journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology 21(6): 228-229
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0254-8860 PMID: 12546176 Document Number: 549862
The tail gut is a blind extension of the hindgut into the tail fold just distal to the cloacal membrane. Remnants of this structure may form tail gut cyst. We report a 14-year-old girl with tail gut cyst that presented as acute abdomen. The patient recovered after cyst excision.