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Abstract
Anorectal malformation (ARM) is one of the most common congenital anomaly that requires emergency surgery in the neonatal period. ARMs are frequently associated with other life threatening congenital anomalies. Commonly associated anomalies are genito-urinary, cardiovascular, gastro-intestinal, skeletal and spinal. Alimentary tract anomalies are frequently masked by the intestinal obstruction produced by the anorectal atresia. This retrospective study was carried out to find out the incidence of associated alimentary tract atresias with ARM. In our series, out of 785 cases of high ARM, 14 cases had associated esophageal atresia (1.8%), followed by 7 cases of duodenal atresia (0.89%), and followed by pyloric atresia, jejuno-ileal atresia and colonic atresia.
Highlights
Anorectal malformation is frequently associated other congenital anomalies; amongst which urological anomalies are the most common
This retrospective study was carried out to find out the incidence of associated alimentary tract atresias, how they were diagnosed and treated in a limited resource pediatric surgical facility
Low cases were not associated with alimentary tract atresias in our series
Summary
Anorectal malformation is frequently associated other congenital anomalies; amongst which urological anomalies are the most common. Most of the associated anomalies are not life threatening and do not need priority treatment over anorectal malformation. Alimentary tract atresias are life threatening and are frequently overshadowed by the more distal anorectal atresias which are quite obvious. We encountered 26 cases of alimentary tract atresias associated with high anorectal malformation during last 10 years. This retrospective study was carried out to find out the incidence of associated alimentary tract atresias, how they were diagnosed and treated in a limited resource pediatric surgical facility
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