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Rectoperineal fistula

MedGen UID:
116110
Concept ID:
C0240880
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0004792

Definition

The presence of a fistula between the perineum and the rectum. [from HPO]

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Conditions with this feature

Townes-Brocks syndrome 1
MedGen UID:
1635275
Concept ID:
C4551481
Disease or Syndrome
Townes-Brocks syndrome (TBS) is characterized by the triad of imperforate anus (84%), dysplastic ears (87%; overfolded superior helices and preauricular tags; frequently associated with sensorineural and/or conductive hearing impairment [65%]), and thumb malformations (89%; triphalangeal thumbs, duplication of the thumb [preaxial polydactyly], and rarely hypoplasia of the thumbs). Renal impairment (42%), including end-stage renal disease (ESRD), may occur with or without structural abnormalities (mild malrotation, ectopia, horseshoe kidney, renal hypoplasia, polycystic kidneys, vesicoutereral reflux). Congenital heart disease occurs in 25%. Foot malformations (52%; flat feet, overlapping toes) and genitourinary malformations (36%) are common. Intellectual disability occurs in approximately 10% of individuals. Rare features include iris coloboma, Duane anomaly, Arnold-Chiari malformation type 1, and growth retardation.
Intellectual developmental disorder with hypotonia and behavioral abnormalities
MedGen UID:
1684709
Concept ID:
C5231489
Disease or Syndrome
Intellectual developmental disorder with hypotonia and behavioral abnormalities (IDDHBA) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by onset of hypotonia and variably impaired global developmental delay in infancy. Affected individuals tend to have learning disability, usually requiring special schooling, as well as behavioral abnormalities, such as autistic features and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Additional more variable features may include nonspecific dysmorphic facial features, congenital heart defects, visual or ocular movement anomalies, and poor feeding and/or gastroesophageal reflux (summary by Calpena et al., 2019).

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PubMed

Pandya KA, Koga H, Okawada M, Coran AG, Yamataka A, Teitelbaum DH
J Pediatr Surg 2015 Mar;50(3):431-7. Epub 2014 Oct 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.07.010. PMID: 25746703

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Strassmann V, Silva-Alvarenga E, Emile SH, Garoufalia Z, DaSilva G, Wexner SD
Am Surg 2023 Dec;89(12):6366-6369. Epub 2023 May 22 doi: 10.1177/00031348231175481. PMID: 37216694
Halleran DR, Coyle D, Kulaylat AN, Ahmad H, Langer JC, Gasior AC, Diefenbach KA, Wood RJ, Levitt MA
J Pediatr Surg 2022 Sep;57(9):85-88. Epub 2021 Dec 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.12.014. PMID: 35012765
Whyte C, Canty TG, Smith J, Melody K
J Pediatr Surg 2016 Oct;51(10):1602-6. Epub 2016 Mar 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.03.007. PMID: 27068190
Sharma AK, Goel D, Kothari SK
Pediatr Surg Int 1999;15(3-4):227-9. doi: 10.1007/s003830050562. PMID: 10370030
Mack D, Jungwirth A, Adam U, Kunit G, Miller K, Dietze O, Frick J
Eur Urol 1997;32(2):129-32. PMID: 9286641

Diagnosis

Shibuya S, Ochi T, Yazaki Y, Miyake Y, Takeda M, Ishii J, Lane GJ, Doi T, Yamataka A
Pediatr Surg Int 2020 Jul;36(7):845-851. Epub 2020 May 12 doi: 10.1007/s00383-020-04671-7. PMID: 32399763
Rollins MD, Russell K, Schall K, Zobell S, Castillo RF 2nd, Eldridge L, Scaife ER, Barnhart DC
J Pediatr Surg 2014 Jan;49(1):95-8; discussion 98. Epub 2013 Oct 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.09.039. PMID: 24439589
Mack D, Jungwirth A, Adam U, Kunit G, Miller K, Dietze O, Frick J
Eur Urol 1997;32(2):129-32. PMID: 9286641
de Vries-Van der Weerd MA, Willems PJ, Mandema HM, ten Kate LP
Clin Genet 1988 Sep;34(3):195-200. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1988.tb02862.x. PMID: 3180506
Branski D, Gale R, Gross-Kieselstein E, Abrahamov A
Am J Dis Child 1977 Dec;131(12):1379-81. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1977.02120250061009. PMID: 930888

Therapy

Knaus ME, Westgarth-Taylor C, Gasior AC, Halaweish I, Thomas JL, Srinivas S, Levitt MA, Wood RJ
Eur J Pediatr Surg 2024 Jun;34(3):222-227. Epub 2023 Jan 24 doi: 10.1055/a-2019-0030. PMID: 36693415
Kuijper CF, Aronson DC
J Pediatr Surg 2010 Jul;45(7):1505-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.02.042. PMID: 20638533
Belizon A, Levitt M, Shoshany G, Rodriguez G, Peña A
J Pediatr Surg 2005 Jan;40(1):192-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.09.035. PMID: 15868584
Caselli D, Maccabruni A, Beluffi G, Minoli L
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 1999 Mar;28(3):333-5. doi: 10.1097/00005176-199903000-00024. PMID: 10067740
Mack D, Jungwirth A, Adam U, Kunit G, Miller K, Dietze O, Frick J
Eur Urol 1997;32(2):129-32. PMID: 9286641

Prognosis

Ahmad H, Wood RJ, Avansino JR, Calkins CM, Dickie BH, Durham MM, Frischer J, Fuller M, Ralls M, Reeder RW, Rentea RM, Rollins MD, Saadai P, Oelschlager AEA, Breech LL, Hewitt GD, Kluivers K, van Leeuwen KD, McCracken KA
J Pediatr Surg 2023 Mar;58(3):471-477. Epub 2022 Jun 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.06.006. PMID: 35879143
AbouZeid AA, Bayoumi MM, Abo El-Ela MM
J Pediatr Surg 2021 Sep;56(9):1570-1575. Epub 2020 Sep 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.09.009. PMID: 33039105
Shibuya S, Ochi T, Yazaki Y, Miyake Y, Takeda M, Ishii J, Lane GJ, Doi T, Yamataka A
Pediatr Surg Int 2020 Jul;36(7):845-851. Epub 2020 May 12 doi: 10.1007/s00383-020-04671-7. PMID: 32399763
Whyte C, Canty TG, Smith J, Melody K
J Pediatr Surg 2016 Oct;51(10):1602-6. Epub 2016 Mar 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.03.007. PMID: 27068190
Mack D, Jungwirth A, Adam U, Kunit G, Miller K, Dietze O, Frick J
Eur Urol 1997;32(2):129-32. PMID: 9286641

Clinical prediction guides

Feng W, Zhang M, Hou J, Die X, Wang Y, Liu R
BMC Pediatr 2024 Jan 20;24(1):71. doi: 10.1186/s12887-023-04518-9. PMID: 38245711Free PMC Article
Ahmad H, Wood RJ, Avansino JR, Calkins CM, Dickie BH, Durham MM, Frischer J, Fuller M, Ralls M, Reeder RW, Rentea RM, Rollins MD, Saadai P, Oelschlager AEA, Breech LL, Hewitt GD, Kluivers K, van Leeuwen KD, McCracken KA
J Pediatr Surg 2023 Mar;58(3):471-477. Epub 2022 Jun 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.06.006. PMID: 35879143
Marenco CW, Rice-Townsend S, Rollins M, Wood RJ, Calkins C, Smith C, Durham MM, Rentea RM, Ralls M, Van Leeuwen K, Reeder RW, Avansino J; PCPLC
J Pediatr Surg 2021 Aug;56(8):1454-1458. Epub 2021 Apr 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.04.023. PMID: 34052003
Shibuya S, Ochi T, Yazaki Y, Miyake Y, Takeda M, Ishii J, Lane GJ, Doi T, Yamataka A
Pediatr Surg Int 2020 Jul;36(7):845-851. Epub 2020 May 12 doi: 10.1007/s00383-020-04671-7. PMID: 32399763
De la Torre-Mondragón L, Bañuelos-Castañeda C, Santos-Jasso K, Ruiz-Montañez A
J Pediatr Surg 2015 Sep;50(9):1560-2. Epub 2015 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.05.004. PMID: 26071179

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