Open AccessOne-stage vs. three-stage repair in anorectal malformation with rectovestibular fistula
Author(s) -
Omid Amanollahi,
Saman Ketabchian
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.181702
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , dehiscence , wound dehiscence , fistula , colostomy , stage (stratigraphy) , incidence (geometry) , paleontology , physics , optics , biology
Anorectal malformations (ARMs) disease is one of the congenital anomalies with an incidence of about 1 in 5000 neonate births, and treatment requires surgical intervention. Selecting the one- or three-step surgical procedure to treat the disease, especially in female neonates with rectovestibular fistula, is a subject of debate. This study aims to compare the advantages and disadvantages of these two methods.