Ectopic anus

Description

While children with imperforate or obviously mislocated anus are identified in the newborn period, some children with a very mild abnormality may escape identification until after the newborn period. This mild mislocation of the anus has been termed anterior ectopic anus. Anterior ectopic anus is different from imperforate anus with perineal fistula in that the anal opening is usually of normal size, and only mildly misplaced. Most of these children come to medical attention due to severe constipation.

Index terms

Ectopic anus
Anal ectopia
Misplaced anus

Exclusions from above levels

http://id.who.int/icd/entity/733825440 – Inborn errors of metabolism

Sibling codes

LB17.0 – Anorectal malformations
LB17.2 – Persistent cloaca
LB17.3 – Cloacal exstrophy
LB17.4 – Perineal groove
LB17.Y – Other specified structural developmental anomalies of anal canal
LB17.Z – Structural developmental anomalies of anal canal, unspecified

Foundation entity

Ectopic anus – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1860884713

Part of: LB17: Structural developmental anomalies of anal canal › 20: Developmental anomalies