Bombay Medical Service. I have read with interest the case of " imperforate anus" of a child four months old, published in the current issue of your journal by Surgeon-Major Ma the w, Civil Surgeon of Mozufferpore. It would seem that it is one of congenital malformation, that " this child is in capital condition, lively, and, as far as can be judged, in the enjoyment of perfect healththat " the...

introduction: combination of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (cdh) and anorectal malformation (arm) is rare. in this report, we describe a combination of imperforate anus and cdh in one of twins who conceived by assisted reproductive technology (art). case report: a female preterm newborn at 27 weeks of gestation was referred to our neonatal intensive care unit due to respiratory distress. she ...

This report presents a surgical case of postoperative megarectum in an adult patient with imperforate anus/anorectal malformations. A 71-year-old Japanese male presented with a mass in the lower abdomen which was 15 × 12 × 8 cm in diameter, edema in the right lower extremity, and frequent urination. He had undergone sigmoid loop colostomy for an imperforate anus as a newborn infant. At 28 years...

OBJECTIVE To present female pseudohermaphroditism in a prenatally diagnosed cloacal malformation. CASE REPORT A 29-year-old, primigravid woman referred for counseling at 17 weeks of gestation because of oligohydramnios and an intra-abdominal cyst in the fetus. The woman was not exposed to any virilizing agent during this pregnancy. She did not undergo any assisted reproductive technology for ...

BACKGROUND Vaginal atresia is often associated with high imperforate anus. Because the commonly used methods of surgical vaginal creation (eg, McIndoe, intestinal segment interposition) may adversely affect urinary and fecal continence, the less-invasive Vecchietti procedure was selected for a young adult with a successfully corrected high imperforate anus. METHODS A 21-year-old was born with...

BACKGROUND Female genital tract anomalies including imperforate hymen affect sexual life and fertility. CASE PRESENTATION In the present case, we describe a pregnant woman diagnosed with imperforate hymen which never had penetrative vaginal sex. A 27-year-old married patient with 2 months of amenorrhea presented in a clinic without any other complications. Her history of difficult intercourse...

We are reporting the case of a 32-year-old female who had suffered from fecal incontinence (FI). She was born with an imperforate anus and a recto-vaginal fistula; she underwent repair at 6 mo of age. At 29 years of age, she was still fecally incontinent despite extensive pelvic floor reeducation. A magnetic resonance imaging and an anal electromyography were performed. Because her symptoms wer...