title: Currarino's triad: an unusual cause of constipation in children.
abstract: A 6-year-old girl presented with intractable constipation. On investigation, she was found to have an association of anorectal stenosis, anterior sacral defect, and anterior meningocoele (Currarino's triad). The meningocoele was excised and a Duhamel pull-through procedure performed after resection of a massively distended rectosigmoid. Post-operatively, she started having spontaneous bowel action. Early diagnosis and management is recommended to avoid the high mortality and morbidity associated with this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369-Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zia-ul-Miraj
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Brereton
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000002:abnormalities; D003125:Colostomy; D003248:Constipation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008588:Meningocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012007:Rectum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012447:Sacrum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed