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Rectal atresia
Author(s) -
Kisra M,
Alkadi H,
Zerhoni H,
Ettayebi F,
Benhammou M
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00763.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anorectal anomalies , atresia , sagittal plane , rectum , surgery , anastomosis , general surgery , anatomy
Rectal atresia is a rare condition, with a reported incidence of 1–2% of all anorectal anomalies. The extensive list of ingenious operative procedures used for the correction of this malformation is testimony to the great difficulty faced in treating this anomaly. Posterior sagittal anorectoplasty using end‐to‐end anastomosis is a safe, technically well known that achieves this goal.