Constipation caused by anterior location of the anus and its surgical correction.
Slight anterior displacement of the anus is a common developmental abnormality that represents the mild end of the imperforate anus spectrum. This malformation is a common cause of constipation. This type of constipation can be cured by posterior anoplasty. An experience is described in 134 cases who were operated upon from 1960 through 1977.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003248:Constipation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008531:Megacolon / Q000175:diagnosis; D008722:Methods