title: Pediatric rectal and perineal problems.
abstract: Infants and children have surgical disorders of the anus, rectum, and perineum that are largely quite different from the pathology seen in adults. This article presented some of these problems, which physicians encounter, and outlined methods of their management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Hendren
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002988:Cloaca / Q000002:abnormalities*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010372:Pediatrics; D010502:Perineum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012007:Rectum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012017:Referral and Consultation