Article
[Currarino syndrome--a case report].
Khirurgiia - 1 Jan 2006
Moshekov E, Ionkov A
Abstract excerpt
The triad of anorectal malformation, a sacrococcygeal defect, and a presacral mass was first described by Kennedy in 1926. Currarino et al recognized these disorders as a syndrome in 1981. The Currarino syndrome (CS) belongs to the group of neurenteric malformations and is associated with chronic constipation. The presacral mass generally is a teratoma or an anterior meningocele. The anorectal malformation either...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
