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Anal Canal

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Definition: The terminal segment of the LARGE INTESTINE, beginning from the ampulla of the RECTUM and ending at the anus.  inflammation  consider also terms at PROCT- 
See Also Proctoscopy 		Other names Anal Sphincter; Anal Gland, Human; Anus; Sphincters, Anal; Sphincter, Anal; Human Anal Glands; Human Anal Gland; Glands, Human Anal; Gland, Human Anal; Anal Sphincters; Anal Glands, Human; Anal Gland
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Anal sphincter dysplasia  0   *Constipation *Ectodermal Dysplasia *Encopresis *Fecal Incontinence Anal Canal/abnormalities.
Green Sandford Davison syndrome  0   *Syndactyly Anal Canal/abnormalities Genitalia/abnormalities Kidney/abnormalities.
Craniosynostosis, anal anomalies, and porokeratosis  0   *Craniosynostoses *Digestive System Abnormalities *Porokeratosis Anal Canal/abnormalities.
VACTERL hydrocephaly  0   *Heart Defects, Congenital *Hydrocephalus *Limb Deformities, Congenital Anal Canal/abnormalities Esophagus/abnormalities Kidney/abnormalities Spine/abnormalities Trachea/abnormalities.
VACTERL association with hydrocephaly, X-linked  0   *Hydrocephalus *Heart Defects, Congenital *Limb Deformities, Congenital *Genetic Diseases, X-Linked Anal Canal/abnormalities Esophagus/abnormalities Kidney/abnormalities Spine/abnormalities Trachea/abnormalities.
VACTERL association  0   *Heart Defects, Congenital *Limb Deformities, Congenital Anal Canal/abnormalities Esophagus/abnormalities Kidney/abnormalities Spine/abnormalities Trachea/abnormalities.
Currarino triad  0   *Digestive System Abnormalities *Syringomyelia Anal Canal/abnormalities Rectum/abnormalities Sacrum/abnormalities.
Marles Greenberg Persaud syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Coloboma *Hypertelorism Anal Canal/abnormalities. Am J Med Genet. 1992;42(6):793-9
Deafness nephritis ano rectal malformation  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Anus, Imperforate *Hearing Loss, Central *Nephritis, Hereditary Anal Canal/abnormalities Rectum/abnormalities.
Caudal regression syndrome  0   *Digestive System Abnormalities *Syringomyelia Anal Canal/abnormalities Rectum/abnormalities Sacrum/abnormalities.
Rapadilino syndrome  0   *Dwarfism *Heart Septal Defects, Atrial *Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome *Limb Deformities, Congenital Anal Canal/abnormalities Patella/abnormalities Radius/abnormalities.

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