title: Anorectal malformation: a new anatomic variant resembling an H-type fistula.
abstract: A new anatomic variant of an anorectal malformation resembling an H-type fistula was observed in a newborn girl. This variant consisted of a high-grade stenosis of the anal canal below the level of the levator muscle with a blind-ending fistulous tract originating from the stenotic segment and running toward the posterior wall of the vestibulum. The embryogenesis of this malformation remains to be seen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Willems
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kluth
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lambrecht
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D003125:Colostomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery