title: Residual terminal bowel fistulating into the alimentary tract: a hitherto unreported complication of surgery for anorectal malformation.
abstract: The residual terminal bowel after pull-through surgery for anorectal malformation has been reported to cause urinary complications. We report two boys where residual bowel has fistulated postoperatively into the alimentary tract causing metabolic and septic complication in one and a large pelvic mass with urinary and rectal obstruction in the other.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Sudipta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Pavai
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arunachalam
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Cenita J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Sam
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Harshjeet Singh
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1536-2832
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Bal
mesh_terms: D000071056:Anorectal Malformations / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014548:Urinary Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*