"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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 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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Cairo SB, Rothstein DH, Harmon CM. Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Management of Anorectal Malformations. Clin Perinatol. 2017 12; 44(4):819-834.
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Juang D, Snyder CL. Neonatal bowel obstruction. Surg Clin North Am. 2012 Jun; 92(3):685-711, ix-x.
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Bardakjian TM, Schneider AS, Ng D, Johnston JJ, Biesecker LG. Association of a de novo 16q copy number variant with a phenotype that overlaps with Lenz microphthalmia and Townes-Brocks syndromes. BMC Med Genet. 2009 Dec 16; 10:137.
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Melhem ER. Tethered cord and associated anomalies in children and infants with imperforate anus: evaluation with MR imaging and plain radiography. Radiology. 1996 Aug; 200(2):318-9.