title: Anal canal duplication in an 11-year-old-child.
abstract: Anal canal duplication (ACD) is the least frequent digestive duplication. Symptoms are often absent but tend to increase with age. Recognition is, however, important as almost half of the patients with ACD have concomitant malformations. We present the clinical history of an eleven-year-old girl with ACD followed by a review of symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis based on all the reported cases in English literature.
authors.affiliation: Departement of Pediatric Gastro-Enterology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Van Biervliet
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maris
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vande Velde
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vande Putte
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Meerschaut
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Herregods
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Bruyne
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Winckel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Van Renterghem