title: Incidentally found rectal duplication during surgery for rectovestibular fistula and its management.
abstract: Association of rectal duplication with rectovestibular fistula is rare. A 3-month-old patient underwent primary posterior sagittal anorectoplasty (PSARP) for rectovestibular fistula. During surgery the patient was found to have a rectal duplication (RD). We managed the case by excising the common wall and fenestrating the two lumens together and completed the PSARP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Vydehi Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre, Whitefield, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Dhiraj K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Balaji
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Vydehi Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre, Whitefield, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Mamatha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basavaraju
keywords: Fenestrating the two lumens; PSARP; rectal duplication; rectovestibular fistula