“Hidden” Fistula in a Newborn with Imperforate Anus

“Hidden” Fistula in a Newborn with Imperforate Anus

An 18-hour male newborn was sent to our institution for evaluation of imperforate anus and “no visible fistula” and colostomy creation. Physical exam showed no cardio respiratory or neurological compromise. He had imperforate anus, descended testicles, normal penis and perineum with a rather normal raphe with no visible fistula or opening (Figure 1). After a more thorough examination of the per...

Management of imperforate anus with recto-urethral fistula.

This paper is concerned with cases of imperforate anus with recto-urethral fistula in males and some cases with high recto-vaginal fistula in females, all being cases of the type III described by Ladd and Gross (1934) or the high level imperforate anus described by Denis Browne. These cases still present difficult problems (Browne, 1955; Forshall, 1957; Brayton and Norris, 1958; Gross, 1959). D...

Imperforate anus and perianal fistula in Ancient Greek medical writings

Anorectal malformations remain a challenging topic in pediatric surgery, known since antiquity. In our paper we expose the main descriptions and therapeutic approaches of imperforate anus and perianal fistula through the works of the ancient Greek and Byzantine physicians.

Cardiovascular anomalies with imperforate anus.

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.

A Case of Imperforate Anus