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Chronic constipation due to delayed diagnosis of a congenital anal web.
J Gastrointest Surg. 2012 Jul; 16(7):1429-32.JG

Abstract

Congenital anal web is a rare form of anorectal malformation. In cases of delayed diagnosis, patients can present with signs ranging from mild constipation to complete bowel obstruction. The diagnosis is made by thorough anorectal inspection and a digital rectal exam. We present the case of a 9-month-old boy with Down's syndrome with chronic constipation secondary to an anal web. To our best knowledge, this is the first report of an anal web in a patient with Down's syndrome presenting with severe chronic constipation.

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Kundu N
Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Alkhouri N
No affiliation info available
Seifarth FG
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Anorectal MalformationsAnus, ImperforateChronic DiseaseConstipationDelayed DiagnosisDown SyndromeHumansInfantMale

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22271242

Citation

Kundu, Neilendu, et al. "Chronic Constipation Due to Delayed Diagnosis of a Congenital Anal Web." Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery : Official Journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, vol. 16, no. 7, 2012, pp. 1429-32.
Kundu N, Alkhouri N, Seifarth FG. Chronic constipation due to delayed diagnosis of a congenital anal web. J Gastrointest Surg. 2012;16(7):1429-32.
Kundu, N., Alkhouri, N., & Seifarth, F. G. (2012). Chronic constipation due to delayed diagnosis of a congenital anal web. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery : Official Journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 16(7), 1429-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-012-1822-9
Kundu N, Alkhouri N, Seifarth FG. Chronic Constipation Due to Delayed Diagnosis of a Congenital Anal Web. J Gastrointest Surg. 2012;16(7):1429-32. PubMed PMID: 22271242.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Chronic constipation due to delayed diagnosis of a congenital anal web. AU - Kundu,Neilendu, AU - Alkhouri,Naim, AU - Seifarth,Federico G, Y1 - 2012/01/24/ PY - 2011/12/12/received PY - 2012/01/04/accepted PY - 2012/1/25/entrez PY - 2012/1/25/pubmed PY - 2012/10/19/medline SP - 1429 EP - 32 JF - Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract JO - J Gastrointest Surg VL - 16 IS - 7 N2 - Congenital anal web is a rare form of anorectal malformation. In cases of delayed diagnosis, patients can present with signs ranging from mild constipation to complete bowel obstruction. The diagnosis is made by thorough anorectal inspection and a digital rectal exam. We present the case of a 9-month-old boy with Down's syndrome with chronic constipation secondary to an anal web. To our best knowledge, this is the first report of an anal web in a patient with Down's syndrome presenting with severe chronic constipation. SN - 1873-4626 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/22271242/Chronic_constipation_due_to_delayed_diagnosis_of_a_congenital_anal_web_ L2 - https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11605-012-1822-9 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -