The impact of anorectal malformations on anorectal function and social integration in adulthood: report from a national database

Abstract

Anorectal malformation ARM often leads to suboptimal bowel function in adulthood. This has an impact on social integration.

Prevalence of Active Long-term Problems in Patients With Anorectal Malformations: A Systematic Review

“…[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] there were no published randomized clinical trials on the topic. there was 1 prospective controlled study, 13 1 retrospective cohort study, 14 and 10 cross-sectional survey studies [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] (table 1). the studies were conducted at a broad range of medical and surgical centers in sweden, 13 singapore, 14 Germany, 15 14,17,18,20 seven studies, with a total of 308 patients, analyzed the prevalence of chronic constipation, which ranged from 22.2% to 86.7%.…”

“…there was 1 prospective controlled study, 13 1 retrospective cohort study, 14 and 10 cross-sectional survey studies [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] (table 1). the studies were conducted at a broad range of medical and surgical centers in sweden, 13 singapore, 14 Germany, 15 14,17,18,20 seven studies, with a total of 308 patients, analyzed the prevalence of chronic constipation, which ranged from 22.2% to 86.7%. 13,14,17,[20][21][22]24 the largest study (n = 59) reported a prevalence of 33.9% (95% Ci, 23.0%-46.8%).…”

“…Full-text articles excluded, with reasons (n = 127) Cloaca (9) Age <10 years (68) Case report (4) Conference abstract (11) Review article (20) Psychosocial and quality of life (14) No access (1) Articles included in qualitative synthesis (n = 12) fied Preferred Reporting items for systematic Reviews and meta-analyses flowchart is displayed in figure 1. 10…”

Neurostimulation for fecal incontinence after correction of repair of imperforate anus

“…Unfortunately, FI frequently persists in adulthood[1]. Adult colorectal surgeons do not see these patients very often, as follow-up may not be recommended by pediatric surgeons.…”

“…Surgeries in the first years of life for imperforate anus can lead to lifelong problems with fecal incontinence (FI) with a great impact on quality of life[1], largely due to the neo-anus in relation to the anal sphincter position and integrity. Despite successful surgery, results for fecal continence and quality of life can be disappointing.…”