Ruptured rectal duplication with urogenital abnormality: Unusual presentation

Rectal duplication (RD) accounts for 5% of alimentary tract duplication. A varied presentation and associated anomalies have been described in the literature. Antenatal rupture of the RD is very rare. We present an unusual case of a ruptured RD associated with urogenital abnormalities in newborn mal...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons 2015-01, Vol.20 (1), p.45-47
Hauptverfasser: Solanki, Shailesh, Babu, M, Jadhav, Vinay, Shankar, Gowri, Santhanakrishnan, Ramesh
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Zusammenfassung:Rectal duplication (RD) accounts for 5% of alimentary tract duplication. A varied presentation and associated anomalies have been described in the literature. Antenatal rupture of the RD is very rare. We present an unusual case of a ruptured RD associated with urogenital abnormalities in newborn male. We are discussing diagnosis, embryology, management and literature review of ruptured RD.
ISSN:0971-9261
1998-3891
DOI:10.4103/0971-9261.145552