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Type IV congenital pouch colon in male children: Anatomical variations and a proposed new subclassification
Author(s) -
Shailesh Solanki,
Prema Me,
Shubhalakshmi Nayak,
Ram Samujh,
KL Narsimha Rao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_189_18
Subject(s) - medicine , rectum , pouch , genitourinary system , anal canal , fistula , surgery , presentation (obstetrics) , bowel management , anatomy , constipation
Congenital pouch colon (CPC) is a rare variant of anorectal malformation. In male patients, CPC communicates distally with the urogenital tract by a large fistula. The CPC cases which do not fulfill the criteria as mentioned in the classical description are reported along with the pertinent literature review.

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