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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
Surgical treatment of retrorectal (presacral) tumors
Ahmet Deniz Uçar, Nazif Erkan, Mehmet Yıldırım
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.
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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
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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.