title: Associated anomalies with anorectal malformation (ARM).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To find the prevalence of associated anomalies in children with anorectal malformation (ARM).
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and forty patients (80 males and 60 females) with expand were studied to detect associated anomalies and to find their prevalence. High and low type of ARM was seen in 52.14% and 47.86% of patients respectively. Associated anomalies were more common with high type of ARM (78.08%) than in patients with low type of ARM (37.31%). 58.57% patients had associated anomalies which included those of urinary system (37.14%), vertebral system (34.28%), skeletal system other than vertebral (15.17%), genital system (14.29%), cardiovascular system (12.14%), gastrointestinal tract (10.7%) and spinal cord (10%).
  
  
  RESULTS
  37.43% patients had 3 or more than 3 components of VACTERL association. Two patients had all six components of VACTERL. Most common association was vertebral, anal and renal anomalies seen in 16 patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with ARM should undergo a detailed general physical, systemic and radiological examination (infanto-gram, echocardiography, US of urogenital system) in neonatal period to detect associated anomalies in early period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, India.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: Raj Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Airon
authors.forename: Sarita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Magu
authors.forename: Kamal Nain
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Rattan
authors.forename: Simmi K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ratan
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000002:abnormalities; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005835:Genitalia / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012007:Rectum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000002:abnormalities; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology