High-Resolution Transperineal Ultrasound in Anorectal Malformations-Can We Replace the Distal Colostogram?

• Main Authors: Francesca Palmisani (Author), Wilfried Krois (Author), Janina Patsch (Author), Martin Metzelder (Author), Carlos A. Reck-Burneo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Anorectal malformations (ARM) affect 1 in 5,000 newborns with a wide range of defects. In the absence of a visible fistula, the diagnosis and classification of ARM require an augmented pressure distal colostogram. This procedure can be done after a diverting colostomy has been performed...