Delayed presentation of congenital rectal stenosis associated with Down's syndrome and hypothyroidism: Case report

Rectal stenosis is a rare variety of rectal atresia. A membrane separates the rectum from the anal canal in the presence of a normal anus. We report a case of rectal stenosis associated with Down's syndrome and hypothyroidism in whom rectal stenosis was diagnosed at the age of 17 years.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chowdhury, Tanvir Kabir, Hoque, Md. Mozammel, Kabir, Mahfuzul, Banu, Tahmina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8593885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34815875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5083
Descripción
Sumario:Rectal stenosis is a rare variety of rectal atresia. A membrane separates the rectum from the anal canal in the presence of a normal anus. We report a case of rectal stenosis associated with Down's syndrome and hypothyroidism in whom rectal stenosis was diagnosed at the age of 17 years.

Ejemplares similares