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Anorectal Malformations

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Anorectal malformations (ARM) present across a range of defects, from isolated malformations with a good functional prognosis to complex malformations with associated defects, and a poor functional prognosis. The potential for bowel control can be predicted even in the newborn, which is the information that the parents are most concerned about.

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  1. Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA

    Marc A. Levitt MD

  2. Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA

    Richard J. Wood MD (Associate Director, Assistant Professor of Surgery)

  3. The Ohio State University, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA

    Richard J. Wood MD (Associate Director, Assistant Professor of Surgery)

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  1. Division of Child Health, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom

    Paul D. Losty

  2. University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Alan W. Flake

  3. Childrens Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

    Risto J. Rintala

  4. Royal Children’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

    John M. Hutson

  5. Department of Surgery, Meiji University of Integrative Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

    Naomi lwai

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Levitt, M.A., Wood, R.J. (2018). Anorectal Malformations. In: Losty, P., Flake, A., Rintala, R., Hutson, J., lwai, N. (eds) Rickham's Neonatal Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4721-3_41

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