title: [Pelvic floor hernia caused by longitudinal rectum duplication in a female newborn infant].
abstract: Report on a pelvic hernia in a female neonate caused by longitudinal rectal duplication. Additional malformations were: Anal atresia with rectovaginal fistula, dysplastic kidney with partial doubling of the lower urinary tract and left foot. Pre-operative radiological examination should include: Opacification of the rectum--CT and excretory urography. The attachment of the totality of pathologic findings to partial caudal twinning syndrome is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Kinderkrankenhaus Walddörfer, Abteilung des Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift, Hamburg.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Janneck
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Holthusen
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000209:etiology; D001006:Anus, Imperforate / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012007:Rectum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: Beckenbodenhernie infolge langstreckiger Rektumduplikatur bei einem weiblichen Neugeborenen.