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16757916

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-7
pubmed:abstractText
Congenital anal atresia is a rare abnormality which in two thirds of the cases is associated with other congenital abnormalities or syndromes. Prenatal diagnosis is usually achieved in cases with coexisting abnormalities. The diagnosis of isolated anal atresia is extremely difficult and can be suspected in the presence of colon dilatation. We present the case of a fetus in which marked dilatation of the colon was diagnosed at 16 weeks of gestation. Four weeks later the sonographic appearance of the bowel was normal and remained normal for the rest of the pregnancy. Anal atresia was diagnosed immediately after birth and corrected surgically. No other abnormalities were present. This case report illustrates that in anal atresia, bowel dilatation may be only transient.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1015-3837
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright (c) 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
383-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Fetal anal atresia presenting as transient bowel dilatation at 16 weeks of gestation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ioannina University School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article