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Anus, Imperforate

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Definition: 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.      Other names Atresia, Anal; Anal Atresia; Imperforate Anus; Atresias, Anal; Anal Atresias
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Cervical ribs sprengel anomaly anal atresia urethral obstruction  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Anus, Imperforate *Urethral Obstruction.
Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome  0   *Anus, Imperforate *Constipation *Muscle Hypotonia/congenital *Mental Retardation, X-Linked *Agenesis of Corpus Callosum. Z Kinderheilkd. 117(1):1-18
Axial mesodermal dysplasia spectrum  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Anus, Imperforate *Contracture *Goldenhar Syndrome Kidney/abnormalities Leg/abnormalities Sacrum/abnormalities.
Anorectal atresia  0   *Anus, Imperforate.
Omphalocele exstrophy imperforate anus  0   *Anus, Imperforate *Hernia, Umbilical *Scoliosis *Urogenital Abnormalities.
Karandikar Maria Kamble syndrome  0   *Anus, Imperforate *Cataract/congenital *Intellectual Disability.
Townes-Brocks syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Anus, Imperforate *Hearing Loss, Sensorineural Thumb/abnormalities.
Thymic-Renal-Anal-Lung dysplasia  0   *Anus, Imperforate *Fetal Growth Retardation Kidney/abnormalities Lung/abnormalities Thymus Gland/abnormalities Ureter/abnormalities.
Verloes Gillerot Fryns syndrome  0   *Anus, Imperforate *Intellectual Disability *Disorders of Sex Development Mullerian Ducts/abnormalities.
VATER association  0   *Anus, Imperforate *Heart Defects, Congenital Esophagus/abnormalities Radius/abnormalities Spine/abnormalities Trachea/abnormalities.
Deafness nephritis ano rectal malformation  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Anus, Imperforate *Hearing Loss, Central *Nephritis, Hereditary Anal Canal/abnormalities Rectum/abnormalities.
Oculootoradial syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Anus, Imperforate *Hand Deformities, Congenital *Hearing Loss, Bilateral *Ophthalmoplegia *Thrombocytopenia.

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