Alimentary Tract Atresias associated with Anorectal Malformations: 10 Years’ Experience

Alimentary Tract Atresias associated with Anorectal Malformations: 10 Years' Experience

Anorectal malformation (ARM) is one of the most common congenital anomaly that requires emergency surgery in the neonatal period. ARMs are frequently associated with other life threatening congenital anomalies. Commonly associated anomalies are genito-urinary, cardiovascular, gastro-intestinal, skeletal and spinal. Alimentary tract anomalies are frequently masked by the intestinal obstruction p...

Anomalies associated with anorectal malformations.

BACKGROUND The purpose of the paper is to review the incidence of associated congenital anomalies that are encountered in patients presenting anorectal malformations and compare these results with those previously published. MATERIAL AND METHODS A number of 50 cases with ARM from our institution were reviewed (from 2005 to 2012) and information was collected on patient demographics, type of A...

urogenital and other associated anomalies in patients with anorectal malformations

spinal and vertebral anomalies associated with anorectal malformations

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...

prospective follow up of children with anorectal malformation: our center experience until 10 years of age.

purpose : longitudinal follow-up of bowel function in children with anorectal malformations (arms)) as they grow, to determine the anorectal function problems and help to resolve them somedeal. material and methods : this study included 262 patients with arm that operated in our center between 2006 until 2013.patients that definitive reconstruction was performed in another center and underwent ...