title: Imperforate anus with rectopenile fistula.
abstract: We report a 9-month-old child with anorectal anomaly which was surgically treated in the neonatal period for a colostomy and was referred to us for a definitive procedure. The child had features suggestive of low anorectal abnormality; however, investigations indicated that he had a supralevator type of imperforate anus associated with a rectopenile subcutaneous fistula. The surgical treatment of this infant is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, K.M. School of Postgraduate Medicine and Research, N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, V.S. Hospital, 380006 Ahmedabad, India.
authors.forename: Amar A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Anirudh V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D001006:Anus, Imperforate / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000002:abnormalities; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000002:abnormalities