Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 43, Issue 9 , Pages 1749-1752, September 2008

Anal canal duplication associated with presacral cyst

  • Johannes R. Kratz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    • ,
  • Vikram Deshpande

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    • ,
  • Daniel P. Ryan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    • ,
  • Allan M. Goldstein

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 617 726 0270; fax: +1 617 726 2167.

Received 31 March 2008; received in revised form 13 May 2008; accepted 13 May 2008.

Abstract 

Anal canal duplications are rare congenital malformations, with fewer than 50 reported cases in the literature. Anal canal duplications are noncommunicating second anal orifices located posterior to the true anus without other associated hindgut duplications. Typically, these are asymptomatic, tubular malformations that present in females before the age of 6 years. Here, we report on a 16-year-old girl with a symptomatic anal canal duplication associated with a presacral cystic component. This is an unusual presentation of an already rare entity. An overview of the clinical presentation, radiologic workup, surgical treatment, and histologic features of anal canal duplications is provided.

Key words: Anal canal duplication, Presacral cyst

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PII: S0022-3468(08)00464-8

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.05.026

Refers to erratum:

  • Erratum to “Anal canal duplication associated with presacral cyst”

    Allan Goldstein
    Journal of Pediatric Surgery March 2009 (Vol. 44, Issue 3, Pages 662-663)

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 43, Issue 9 , Pages 1749-1752, September 2008

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