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| Year : 2009 | Volume
: 14
| Issue : 1 | Page : 27-28 |
Rectal diaphragm in a patient with imperforate anus and rectoprostatic fistula
Ashokanand Thakur, NP Dhende, SB Mane, Himanshu Acharya
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sir J J Group of Hospital, Mumbai - 400 008, India
Correspondence Address:
Ashokanand Thakur
Ward 41, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sir J J Group of Hospitals, Byculla, Mumbai
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.54814
The association of rectal diaphragm in an imperforate anus has not been reported until now. A 1-year-old male presented with right transverse colostomy for high anorectal malformation. The patient had imperforate anus and a recto-prostatic fistula with rectal diaphragm. We managed the case by an ano-rectal pull through with excision of the diaphragm.
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