Anorectal malformation and Down's syndrome in monozygotic twins.
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_86BFD8ED29A1
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Anorectal malformation and Down's syndrome in monozygotic twins.
Journal
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
ISSN
1531-5037[electronic]
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2009
Volume
44
Number
2
Pages
e13-6
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article
Abstract
Anorectal malformation (ARM) can be divided in high, intermediate, and low forms according to the level of termination of the rectum in relation to the pubococcygeal and ischiatic lines. Patients with Down's syndrome have a high incidence of gastrointestinal anomalies, such as tracheoesophageal fistula, duodenal obstruction, annular pancreas, Hirschsprung's disease, and ARM. In these children, ARM is generally low with or without a fistula. The mode of inheritance of ARM and its genetic relation with Down's syndrome is not known, even if the association (ARM-Down's syndrome) seems not to be coincidental. We describe here a very rare case of monozygotic twins born with the association of ARM and Down's syndrome.
Keywords
Abnormalities, Multiple/surgery, Anal Canal/abnormalities, Diseases in Twins/surgery, Down Syndrome/complications, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Male, Rectum/abnormalities, Rectum/surgery
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