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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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- Anal Atresia
- Anus, Imperforate
- Atresia, Anal
- Anal Atresias
- Atresias, Anal
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Imperforate Anus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001006. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001006
- Imperforate Anus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperforate_anus
- Imperforate Anus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q484631