title: Hirschsprung disease associated with total colonic agenesis and imperforate anus--case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a case of Hirschsprung disease associated with total colonic agenesis and high-type imperforate anus in a newborn girl. The patient also presented with uterus bicornis and a single kidney. The treatment procedure is presented together with a review of literature. The presented combination of pathologies has never been described before.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Childrens Hospital, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany. sabine.zundel@med.uni-tuebingen.de
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zundel
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Obermayr
authors.forename: Juergen F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Schaefer
authors.forename: Joerg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fuchs
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001006:Anus, Imperforate / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003106:Colon / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006627:Hirschsprung Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012006:Rectovaginal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities