title: [A new method for the measurement of the anatomical development of the muscle complex of the anus in children with anorectal malformations].
abstract: We present a new method for the measurement of the anorectal muscle complex. We studied 40 children with anorectal malformation (14 low and 16 high). Taking the perineal TAC with a rectal probe and quotient called "C": [formula: see text] A "C" value less than 0.31 indicates little development of the anus muscle complex. In 10/26 patients with high malformation, "C" was less than 0.31. All of these patients had fecal incontinence.
authors.affiliation: Dpto. de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Infantil La Fe, Valencia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marco Macián
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Menor Serrano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: García-Sala Viguer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Camps Vilata
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sequi Canet
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruiz Company
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D009129:Muscle Tonus / Q000502:physiology*; D012007:Rectum / Q000002:abnormalities*
vernacular_title: Nuevo método de cuantificación del desarrollo anatómico del complejo muscular del ano en los niños con malformación anorrectal.