title: Rectosigmoid tubular duplication presenting as perineal sepsis in a neonate.
abstract: Tubular rectal duplication is a very rare congenital anomaly. We report a case of tubular rectal duplication in a newborn baby who presented with perianal sepsis. The diagnosis was confirmed by barium enema, magnetic resonance imaging, and at operation. We performed total mucosectomy through a posterior sagittal incision combined with laparotomy. The patient was doing quite well at 17-month follow-up examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China. cathyzbzhang@sina.com
authors.forename: Zhibo
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Dajia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Pengjun
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D001466:Barium Sulfate; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000002:abnormalities; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004065:Digestive System Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004733:Enema / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010502:Perineum / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012007:Rectum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate