Open AccessSurgical surprise during posterior sagittal anorectoplasy: A rectal duplication
Author(s) -
Kashish Khanna,
Devendra Kumar Yadav,
Vikram Khanna,
Samir Acharya
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_103_18
Subject(s) - medicine , pouch , sagittal plane , surgery , gene duplication , anatomy , cyst , chemistry , gene , biochemistry
An 8-month-old boy with anorectal malformation (ARM) was incidentally found to have double rectal pouches during posterior sagittal anorectoplasty. The distal blind-ending pouch was excised, and the larger proximal pouch was tapered and anorectoplasty performed. The excised pouch was confirmed as rectal duplication cyst. One must be aware of such uncommon associations with ARM.