title: [Rare anorectal malformations. Intermediate-type anal agenesis with a rectocutaneous fistula].
abstract: A case of anal agenesia with recto-cutaneous fistula is presented. The recto-cutaneous fistula in an intermediate or high anomaly seldom noticed so that it is not included in the common classifications. The surgical approach performed by us was that described by Mollard. The anterior perineal pull-through, under proximal protective enterostomy, allow to reduce the rate of postoperative complications and sequences and obtain--as in our patient--a normal continence and sphincteric function with an excellent esthetic outcome.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università degli Studi, Verona.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ghandour
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spalletta
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giacomello
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Balducci
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bettili
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ottolenghi
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000601:surgery; D001006:Anus, Imperforate / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012611:Scrotum / Q000601:surgery