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World J Surg Proced. Mar 28, 2015; 5(1): 127-136
Published online Mar 28, 2015. doi: 10.5412/wjsp.v5.i1.127
Published online Mar 28, 2015. doi: 10.5412/wjsp.v5.i1.127
Surgical treatment of retrorectal (presacral) tumors
Ahmet Deniz Uçar, Nazif Erkan, Mehmet Yıldırım, Department of General Surgery, Izmir Bozyaka Educational and Research Hospital, 35320 Narlidere, Izmir, Turkey
Author contributions: Uçar AD, Erkan N and Yıldırım M contributed equally to this work, generated the figures and wrote the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest: There is no conflict of interest to be stated.
Correspondence to: Ahmet Deniz Uçar, MD, Department of General Surgery, Izmir Bozyaka Educational and Research Hospital, Ilica Mah. Alkan Sk. Yurttas Apt. No:25 D:3, 35320 Narlidere, Izmir, Turkey. ahmetdenizucar@hotmail.com
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Received: July 19, 2014
Peer-review started: July 19, 2014
First decision: November 18, 2014
Revised: December 5, 2014
Accepted: December 18, 2014
Article in press: December 19, 2014
Published online: March 28, 2015
Processing time: 257 Days and 17.8 Hours
Peer-review started: July 19, 2014
First decision: November 18, 2014
Revised: December 5, 2014
Accepted: December 18, 2014
Article in press: December 19, 2014
Published online: March 28, 2015
Processing time: 257 Days and 17.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Since retrorectal tumors are rare in surgical practice an ordinary surgeon will have been faced a number not more than a fingers of one hand in his lifelong carrier. Diagnostic and surgical practice should be fulfilled by the small but well documented case series, reviews and meta-analyses based on them.