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Abstract
The authors present a case of an anorectal anomaly associated with caudal regression syndrome, sirenomelia (mermaid syndrome), and a spectrum of mesodermal axial dysplasia. It was treated with a colostomy, posterior sagittal anorectoplasty, and closure of the colostomy. The patient is now 7-years-old, with fecal and urinary continence. Comments are made regarding the clinical and surgical findings, the follow-up evaluation, and anorectal manometry in this rare case.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12721739 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-002-0875-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Surg Int ISSN: 0179-0358 Impact factor: 1.827