 Anus, Imperforate
"Anus, Imperforate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A congenital abnormality characterized by the persistence of the anal membrane, resulting in a thin membrane covering the normal ANAL CANAL. Imperforation is not always complete and is treated by surgery in infancy. This defect is often associated with NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; MENTAL RETARDATION; and DOWN SYNDROME.
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D001006
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.198.050 C16.131.314.094
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| Concept/Terms |
Anus, Imperforate- Anus, Imperforate
- Imperforate Anus
- Atresia, Anal
- Anal Atresia
- Anal Atresias
- Atresias, Anal
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Anus, Imperforate" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Kaylor J, Alfaro M, Ishwar A, Sailey C, Sawyer J, Zarate YA. Molecular and cytogenetic evaluation of a patient with ring chromosome 13 and discordant results. Cytogenet Genome Res. 2014; 144(2):104-8.
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