In 68 patients with anorectal malformations cardiovascular anomalies (CVA) were seen in 15 and genitourinary (GU) anomalies in 30. CVA were more frequent (33%) whenever there was a GU anomaly. Ventricular septal defect was the most frequent lesion. All but 1 CVA occurred with type III anorectal malformation. The complexity of the cardiac lesion did not parallel that of the GU anomaly.

OBJECTIVE Chronic constipation affects more than 17% of the global population worldwide, and up to 50% of patients were outlet obstruction constipation (OOC). Women and the elderly are most likely to be affected, due to female-specific risk factors, such as menopause, parity and multiparity. The aim of our study was to investigate the association of compartment defects in anorectal and pelvic f...

AIM The OTSC Proctology is a surgical device for anorectal fistula closure. It consists of a super-elastic nitinol clip, which is placed (with the aid of a transanal applicator) on the internal fistula opening to achieve healing of the fistula track. A prospective, two-centre clinical pilot study was undertaken to assess the efficacy and safety of the OTSC Proctology in patients with a complex ...

INTRODUCTION In the literature, data on the effects of gender and age on the pressure data of anorectal manometry differ. Possible reasons are investigation of only small numbers of healthy people and comparison of only 2 groups with large age differences. In addition, data about the influence of gender or age on anorectal sensation are sparse. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to det...

Anorectal manometry measures the pressures of the anal sphincter muscles, sensation in rectum, and the neural reflexes that are needed for normal bowel movements. This test is mainly performed to evaluate patients with constipation or fecal incontinence but is also useful for pre/post surgical evaluation of anal sphincter tone, functional anorectal pain, pelvic floor dyssynergia and diagnosis o...

background: in most of defecography films, the symphysis pubis is obscured, especially in obese patients, and the parameters will change in values if x-ray is interpreted by different reviewers or if the patient changes his/her position between the phases. this study was carried out to determine how to do the defecography to obtain fixed parameters. â  methods: eighty patients that had been can...

In contrast to anorectal lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), few urogenital LGV cases are reported in men who have sex with men. Lymphogranuloma venereum was diagnosed in 0.06% (7/12,174) urine samples, and 0.9% (109/12,174) anorectal samples. Genital-anal transmission seems unlikely the only mode of transmission. Other modes like oral-anal transmission should be considered.

Anorectal malformations are congenital anomalies that form a spectrum of disorders, from the most benign type with excellent functional prognosis, to very complex, such as cloaca malformation in females in which the rectum, vagina and urethra fail to develop separately and instead drain via a single common channel into the perineum. The severity of this phenotype suggests that the defect occurs...

neurofibromatosis type 1, also known as von recklinghausen disease, is an autosomal dominant disorder with an incidence of 1 per 4000. neurofibromas are benign, heterogeneous tumors arising from the connective tissue of peripheral nerve sheaths, especially the endoneurium. visceral involvement in disseminated neurofibromatosis is rare. neurofibroma occurs most frequently in the stomach and jeju...

Pattern of admissions in a general surgical unit was studied from January 1980 to July 1981. Of 1021 cases admitted 697 were non-emergency and 324 were emergency admissions. Trauma and Appendicitis were the most common surgical emergencies, whereas Hernias, Anorectal conditions and diseases of the Gall bladder were the most frequent non-emergency admissions. The length of hospital stay in relat...