 Anus, Imperforate
"Anus, Imperforate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A congenital abnormality characterized by the persistence of the anal membrane, resulting in a thin membrane covering the normal ANAL CANAL. Imperforation is not always complete and is treated by surgery in infancy. This defect is often associated with NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; MENTAL RETARDATION; and DOWN SYNDROME.
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D001006
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.198.050 C16.131.314.094
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| Concept/Terms |
Anus, Imperforate- Anus, Imperforate
- Imperforate Anus
- Atresia, Anal
- Anal Atresia
- Anal Atresias
- Atresias, Anal
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| 1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1989 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Anus, Imperforate" by people in Profiles.
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Adam AP, Curry CJ, Hall JG, Keppler-Noreuil KM, Adam MP, Dobyns WB. Recurrent constellations of embryonic malformations re-conceptualized as an overlapping group of disorders with shared pathogenesis. Am J Med Genet A. 2020 11; 182(11):2646-2661.
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Normatov I, Sentongo T. Pancreatic Malnutrition in Children. Pediatr Ann. 2019 Nov 01; 48(11):e441-e447.
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Slater BJ, Kay S, Rothenberg SS. Use of the 5-mm Endoscopic Stapler for Ligation of Fistula in Laparoscopic-Assisted Repair of Anorectal Malformation. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2018 Jun; 28(6):780-783.
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Hilger AC, Halbritter J, Pennimpede T, van der Ven A, Sarma G, Braun DA, Porath JD, Kohl S, Hwang DY, Dworschak GC, Hermann BG, Pavlova A, El-Maarri O, Nöthen MM, Ludwig M, Reutter H, Hildebrandt F. Targeted Resequencing of 29 Candidate Genes and Mouse Expression Studies Implicate ZIC3 and FOXF1 in Human VATER/VACTERL Association. Hum Mutat. 2015 Dec; 36(12):1150-4.
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Pandya KA, Koga H, Okawada M, Coran AG, Yamataka A, Teitelbaum DH. Vaginal anomalies and atresia associated with imperforate anus: diagnosis and surgical management. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Mar; 50(3):431-7.
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Bartels E, Schulz AC, Mora NW, Pineda-Alvarez DE, Wijers CHW, Marcelis CM, Stressig R, Ritgen J, Schmiedeke E, Mattheisen M, Draaken M, Hoffmann P, Hilger AC, Dworschak GC, Baudisch F, Ludwig M, Bagci S, Müller A, Gembruch U, Geipel A, Berg C, Bartmann P, Nöthen MM, van Rooij IALM, Solomon BD, Reutter HM. VATER/VACTERL association: identification of seven new twin pairs, a systematic review of the literature, and a classical twin analysis. Clin Dysmorphol. 2012 Oct; 21(4):191-195.
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Raca G, Schimmenti L, Martin CL. Intrachromosomal duplications of 22q11 are not a common cause of isolated coloboma and coloboma with other limited features of cat eye syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2008 Feb 01; 146A(3):401-4.
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Levitt MA, Mak GZ, Falcone RA, Peña A. Cloacal exstrophy--pull-through or permanent stoma? A review of 53 patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Jan; 43(1):164-8; discussion 168-70.
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Lee SL, Rowell S, Greenholz SK. Therapeutic cecostomy tubes in infants with imperforate anus and caudal agenesis. J Pediatr Surg. 2002 Mar; 37(3):345-7.
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Verp MS. Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein and anal atresia. Prenat Diagn. 1999 Jul; 19(7):689-90.
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