TY - JOUR
T1 - VACTERL association in anorectal malformation
T2 - effect on the outcome
AU - Totonelli, Giorgia
AU - Catania, Vincenzo Davide
AU - Morini, Francesco
AU - Fusaro, Fabio
AU - Mosiello, Giovanni
AU - Iacobelli, Barbara Daniela
AU - Bagolan, Pietro
PY - 2015/7/5
Y1 - 2015/7/5
N2 - Purpose: Anorectal malformations (ARM) can commonly occur in association with other congenital anomalies or as part of the combined anomaly. The present study aims to assess the outcome of patients with ARM and patients with ARM in VACTERL association. Methods: A 12-year retrospective analysis of all patients treated at a single tertiary children’s institution with a diagnosis of ARM. We identified and compared patients with ARM to those with ARM in VACTERL association (3 or more anomalies). Data were collected for both groups to assess type of ARM, urinary incontinence (UI), constipation, soiling, dietary/laxative treatment, bowel management (BM) and surgical complications. Type of lesion and clinical outcomes were classified according to Krickenbeck International classification. Patients lost to follow-up, dead or not yet toilet-trained (or
AB - Purpose: Anorectal malformations (ARM) can commonly occur in association with other congenital anomalies or as part of the combined anomaly. The present study aims to assess the outcome of patients with ARM and patients with ARM in VACTERL association. Methods: A 12-year retrospective analysis of all patients treated at a single tertiary children’s institution with a diagnosis of ARM. We identified and compared patients with ARM to those with ARM in VACTERL association (3 or more anomalies). Data were collected for both groups to assess type of ARM, urinary incontinence (UI), constipation, soiling, dietary/laxative treatment, bowel management (BM) and surgical complications. Type of lesion and clinical outcomes were classified according to Krickenbeck International classification. Patients lost to follow-up, dead or not yet toilet-trained (or
KW - Anorectal malformations
KW - Bowel management
KW - Spinal dysraphism
KW - Surgical complications
KW - VACTERL
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U2 - 10.1007/s00383-015-3745-5
DO - 10.1007/s00383-015-3745-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 26143411
AN - SCOPUS:84939468618
VL - 31
SP - 805
EP - 808
JO - Pediatric Surgery International
JF - Pediatric Surgery International
SN - 0179-0358
IS - 9
ER -