Management of a rare entity; a intramuscular caecal epidermoid cyst, in the robotic surgery era: a video case report.

Taya Keating, Katie Giblin, Olubunmi Ipadeola, Carolyn Cullinane, Hazim Eltyeb, Christina Fleming

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Taya KeatingRoyal College of Surgeons, Ireland, RCSI, Dublin, Ireland. tayakeating24@rcsi.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1382-7288

Katie GiblinRoyal College of Surgeons, Ireland, RCSI, Dublin, Ireland.

Olubunmi IpadeolaDepartment of Histopathology, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.

Carolyn CullinaneRoyal College of Surgeons, Ireland, RCSI, Dublin, Ireland.

Hazim EltyebRoyal College of Surgeons, Ireland, RCSI, Dublin, Ireland.

Christina FlemingRoyal College of Surgeons, Ireland, RCSI, Dublin, Ireland.

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This case "Management of an intramuscular caecal epidermoid cyst in the robotic surgery era" documents the work-up and management of a rare entity, with the aid of the robotic surgery platform. There are 12 reported cases in the literature of epidermoid cysts arising from the caecum since 1961. Ranging from 8- to 75-year-olds, four of the epidermoid cysts were intramuscular, with six being subserosal. Given the rarity of this entity and the pre-operative diagnostic uncertainty, often both CT and MRI are used during pre-operative work-up. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of intramuscular caecal epidermoid cyst excised using a robotic surgery approach.

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CecumEpidermal CystRobotic Surgical ProceduresHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingTomography, X-Ray ComputedCaecumCase reportEpidermoid cystMinimally invasiveRobotic surgery

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PMID41653209

DOI10.1007/s00384-026-05104-y

PMCPMC12886303

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