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  • Title: Ectopic anus in childhood.
    Author: Ottolenghi A, Sulpasso M, Bianchi S, Bettili G, Salloum A, Liber H.
    Journal: Eur J Pediatr Surg; 1994 Jun; 4(3):145-50. PubMed ID: 8086390.
    Abstract:
    The treatment of ten cases of ectopic anus is presented in this paper. The association of constipation with perineal anus due to alignment disturbance of the external sphincter triple loop system during evacuation has been described by Hendren (1978), Leape and Ramenofsky (1978), Upadhyaya (1984) et al. Hendren, Leape and Ramenofsky described two valid surgical techniques for this association. In this paper we describe the effect of non-invasive treatment in patients affected by symptomatic "primary" perineal anus. We also describe the effect of posterior anal transplant via the perineum in six infants and children with vulvar anus. This approach gave good results within three months without having to perform more complex operative techniques (Peña for example). Posterior anal transplant leads not only to an esthetic improvement but also to an improvement in fecal continence, which is sometimes deficient due to reduced anorectal angulation. It appears to us that an adequate perineal spur plays an important complementary role in the complex mechanism which controls fecal continence.
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