Objective: We evaluated the clinical efficacy of a one-stage modified semi-posterior sagittal anorectoplasty (modified Peña procedure) for radical treatment of female imperforate anus with a rectovesibula fistula. Methods: A total of 89 female neonates who had imperforate anus with a rectovesibula fistula and underwent treatment in our hospital between January 2003 and December 2013 were enroll...

IN THE BEGINNING the authors discuss the high type of imperforate anus because they say the low type presents "no real problem in achieving continence." They ment ion a report by Partridge and Gough 4 in which they found that "only half the survivors of high anomalies had adequate continence." They say that factors involved in continence are specific sensation of the rectum and anal canal, and ...

The rectum is the last live inches of large intestine continuous above with the pelvic colon and below with annal canal. Its upper twothirds are covered with peritoneum in front and sides, and in front only in its lower part. Above and anteriorly the rectum is related to rectovesical pouch in males or recto-uterine pouch in females. Below this it is in relation with a portion of the bladder, se...

Commonly affected anomalies are anorectal malformations (imperforate anus, anteriorly placed anus, anal stenosis), hand malformations (preaxial polydactyly, triphalangeal thumb, bifid thumb), external ear malformations (microtia, “satyr” or “lop” ear, preauricular tag or pits) with sensorineural hearing loss, and renal malformations. In addition, intellectual disability, learning problems, and ...

An anorectal-vestibular fistula without an imperforate anus in female infants is a rare clinical condition. This report is based on a series of 3 female infants who had fistulous communication between the bowel and the vestibule coexisting with a normal anus. Redness of the external genitalia over the labia major was the initial symptom in all 3 cases, and a suppurative discharge of pus mixed w...

objective the associations between imperforate anus and spinal and vertebral abnormalities and neurologic deficits are well recognized; these neurologic deficits have been considered static rather than progressive. however, recent experience indicates that some patients may develop progressive neurologic problems due to spinal cord lesions that are amenable to neurosurgical correction. material...