Congenital Pouch Colon with Rectal Atresia: A Rare Association
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Rectal atresia is categorized in rare variants of anorectal malformations (ARM) and comprised of only 1-2% of all cases of ARM. Similarly, congenital pouch colon (CPC) is placed under the rare malformations category. Although it is scarce in prevalence in most part of the world, however, it forms 10-20% cases of ARM in south Asian countries like India, Pakistan, and Nepal. Concurrent presence of rectal atresia and CPC is exceedingly rare and only 4 cases have been described so far.[1-4] We are reporting another case and first from Pakistan, of this concurrence.
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