Introduction: Anorectal malformations comprise a wide spectrum of diseases, which can affect boys and girls, and involve the distal anus and rectum as well as the urinary and genital tracts. They occur in approximately 1 in 3500 to 5000 live births. Since the early era of its management, its treatment has gone through an enormous phase of evolution leading from gloomy outcome in the past to nea...

AIM To evaluate the outcome of surgical treatment in patients with anorectal malformations and to correlate the clinical, manometric and electromyographic studies in assessment of postoperative continence in these patients. METHODS Forty-one patients operated on for anorectal malformations were evaluated retrospectively. These included 13 patients with low anomalies, 24 with high anomalies, a...

the purpose of this study is to investigate the age -related improvement of defecation function in high type anorectal malformation in relation to the assessment of the internal anal sphincter. the function of defecation was studied every 5 years up to 15 years postoperatively according to the japanese scoring system in our hospital in 50 patients operated for high type (recto-urethral fistula)...

AIM Anorectal fistulas have been a common surgical problem since ancient times. Age-old seton techniques are still practiced successfully in the treatment of complex anal fistulas. Many variations in materials and techniques are described in the literature. The selection of a seton type and technique depends on personal preferences. Our aim was to put together all the available variations in ma...

Anorectal malformations constitute one of the commonest congenital anomlies encountered in the newborn. The enormity of the problem can be judged by the fact that 1 out of every 5000 newborn babies is liable to have this condition. On rough estimates nearly 15000 babies with anorectal malformations are born every year in the densely populated state of Uttar Pradesh, with one of the highest birt...

A significant proportion of children with anorectal malformations have long term problems with faecal continence. The psychological consequences of this chronic disability was assessed in 160 children and adolescents. The prevalence of clinically significant emotional problems among the sample overall, as assessed by a diagnostic psychiatric interview (19%), parental assessment (27%), and child...

This paper reports the evaluation of anorectal malformations with two different fistula in two calves. During clinical examination atresia ani and meconium coming from preputium was observed in both calves. Distention of intestines was viewed in radiological examination. Surgical treatment had been preferred in both calves. During surgery it was observed that colon was connected to the bladder ...