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SHORT COLON MALFORMATION WITH IMPERFORATE ANUS
Author(s) -
SINGH AJMER,
SINGH RAVINDER,
SINGH AMARJIT
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1977.tb07952.x
Subject(s) - medicine , imperforate anus , colostomy , anus , surgery , fistula , ileostomy , disconnection , political science , law
. Ten cases of a rare high anorectal malformation associated with short colon are presented. The significance of a large gas fluid level (occupying more than half of the abdominal cavity on invertogram) is stressed for pre‐operative diagnosis. Terminal colostomy or ileostomy with disconnection of colo‐vesical/colo‐vaginal fistula has been considered the only adequate therapy. Associated congenital malformations have been responsible for high mortality in these patients.