Imperforate Anus | W. Hardy Hendren Pediatric Surgical and Urological Education Foundation

#CBCLIPS Episode 27: A newborn male with abdominal distension and failure to pass meconium

#CBCLIPS Creator and Editor: Sherif Emil, M.D., C.M.; The Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada. Dr. Emil is a Senior Editor of The Hendren Project and Editor-in-Chief of the Abdominal Wall Defects Section.

Male Patient with Imperforate Anus

Case Summary

18-Month-Old Female Patient with Unusual Cloaca (Hendren Patient Case)

18-month-old female patient with unusual cloaca
Colostomy for imperforate anus and thoracotomy for esophageal atresia at birth

“Usual” Cloaca with Normal-appearing Introitus and Imperforate Anus, However, Pelvic Contents Were Highly Abnormal (Hendren Patient Case)

Ostensibly a “usual” cloaca with normal-appearing introitus and imperforate anus
However, pelvic contents were highly abnormal

20-Year-Old Female Patient with History of Surgery for Cloaca and Imperforate Anus (Hendren Patient Case)

20-year-old female patient referred in 1987, with a history of surgery for cloaca and imperforate anus
Her problems included bowel incontinence and inability to have coitus