Surgical surprise during posterior sagittal anorectoplasy: A rectal duplication

Abstract

An 8-month-old boy with anorectal malformation (ARM) was incidentally found to have double rectal pouches during posterior sagittal anorectoplasty. The distal blind-ending pouch was excised, and the larger proximal pouch was tapered and anorectoplasty performed. The excised pouch was confirmed as rectal duplication cyst. One must be aware of such uncommon associations with ARM.

Keywords

• Anorectal malformation
• posterior sagittal anorectoplasty
• rectal duplication
• sacral agenesis