Anorectal Malformations in Children represents an international consensus in understanding and treating anorectal malformations.

Contents

General Aspects

• ARM - A Historical Overview
• Genetics of Anorectal Malformations
• Genetics, Pathogenesis and Epidemiology of Anorectal Malformations and Caudal Regression Syndrome
• The Embryology of Anorectal Malformations
• Recent Advances Concerning the Normal and Abnormal Anatomy of the Anus and Rectum
• Photographic Album of Anorectal Malformations and the Sphincter Muscles
• Anatomy and Function of the Normal Rectum and Anus

Clinical Aspects

• Incidence and Frequency of Different Types, and Classifications of Anorectal Malformations
• The Clinical Features and Diagnostic Guidelines for Identification of Anorectal Malformations
• Persistent Cloaca - Clinical Aspects
• Congenital Pouch Colon
• Rectal Atresia and Rectal Ectasia
• Rectal Duplication and Anal Canal Duplication
• Vesicointestinal Fissure
• Rare/Regional Variants
• Nonurologic Anomalies Associated with Anorectal Malformations
• Urological Problems in Children with Anorectal Malformations
• Tethered Spinal Cord in Patients with Anorectal Malformations

Initial Management

• Management in the Newborn Period
• Operative Management of Anomalies in Males
• Operative Management of Anomalies in the Female
• Treatment of Cloacas
• Laparoscopy-Assisted Anorectal Pull-Through
• Complications after the Treatment of Anorecal Malformations and Redo Operations

Results and Aftercare

• Postoperative Pathophysiology of Chronic Constipation and Stool Incontinence
• Postoperative Electromanometric, Myographic, and Anal Endosonographic Evaluations
• Scoring Postoperative Results
• Results Following Treatment of Anorectal Malformations
• Treatment of Fecal Incontinence
• Dietary Prevention of Constipation
• Operations to Improve Continence after Previous Surgery
• Treatment of Chronic Constipation and Resection of the Inert Rectosigmoid
• Postoperative Treatment: Multidisciplinary Behavioral Treatment
• Continent Catheterizable Channels
• Vaginal Reconstruction for Congenital and Acquired Abnormalities
• Adult Sexual Function after Anorectal Malformation Repair
• ARM: Aftercare and Impact from the Perspective of the Family

Index

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