Anorectal anomaly associated with caudal regression: late evaluation after posterior sagittal anorectoplasty.
The authors present a case of an anorectal anomaly associated with caudal regression syndrome, sirenomelia (mermaid syndrome), and a spectrum of mesodermal axial dysplasia. It was treated with a colostomy, posterior sagittal anorectoplasty, and closure of the colostomy. The patient is now 7-years-old, with fecal and urinary continence. Comments are made regarding the clinical and surgical findings, the follow-up evaluation, and anorectal manometry in this rare case.
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003125:Colostomy; D003241:Consanguinity; D004480:Ectromelia; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012007:Rectum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*