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DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1809676
Sacral Neuromodulation in Child with Anorectal Malformation: A Case Report
Funding The author(s) received no financial support for the research.
Abstract
Anorectal malformations (ARMs) are congenital anomalies that can be related to poor functional prognoses for the patient, with issues such as fecal incontinence and obstructed defecation, despite the performing of corrective surgery in early childhood. Given the complexity of treating this type of disease, the aim of this study is to present the feasibility of sacral neuromodulation as a minimally invasive technique that can be used for managing pelvic floor dysfunctions in children with ARM, refractory to conventional therapies, and show outcomes improvement in the bowel function, and especially psychosocial well-being of the child more than one year of follow-up.
Authors Contributions
Sthela Murad Regadas, Lavier Kelvin Holanda Vidal, Carlos Magno Queiroz da Cunha: Conception and design; Sthela Murad Regadas, Lavier Kelvin Holanda Vidal, Carlos Magno Queiroz da Cunha, Isabela Porto Pinheiro Marques: Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article and Final approval; Sthela Murad-Regadas: Revising it critically for important intellectual content.
Publication History
Received: 15 December 2024
Accepted: 21 March 2025
Article published online:
20 June 2025
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Sthela Murad-Regadas, Lavier Kelvin Holanda Vidal, Carlos Magno Queiroz da Cunha, Isabela Porto Pinheiro Marques. Sacral Neuromodulation in Child with Anorectal Malformation: A Case Report. Journal of Coloproctology 2025; 45: s00451809676.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1809676
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