Rectal atresia, choanal atresia and congenital heart disease: A rare association

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Saxena, A.K.^{a; *} | Morcate, J.J.^a | Schleef, J.^a | Reich, A.^b | Willital, G.H.^a

Affiliations: [a] Pediatric Surgical University Clinic, Münster, Germany | [b] Anesthesiology University Clinic, Münster, Germany

Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Amulya K. Saxena, MD, Klinik fur Kinder- und Neugeborenenchirurgie, Westfalische Wilhelms Universitat, Albert Schweitzer Strasse 33, Münster, D-48129, Germany. Tel.: +49 251 8347723; Fax: +49 251 8347716; E-mail: [email protected].

Abstract: Rectal atresia is an extremely rare anorectal malformation. A unique case of rectal atresia presenting as an imperforate membrane associated with congenital cardiac malformations and unilateral choanal atresia in a newborn is reported. Ultrasound examination in the newborn infant located the presence of the rectal membrane which was surgically treated successfully.

DOI: 10.3233/THC-2004-12406

Journal: Technology and Health Care, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 343-345, 2004