Table of Contents
- Overview
- Risks
- Recovery
- Prevention
Anorectal malformation repair; Perineal anoplasty; Anorectal anomaly; Anorectal plasty
Risks
Risks for any anesthesia include:
- Reactions to medications
- Problems breathing
Risks for any surgery include:
- Bleeding
- Infection
Risk specific to this procedure include:
- Damage to the urethra (tube that carries urine out of the bladder)
- Long-term problems with bowel movements because of damage to the nerves and muscles that supply the colon and rectum
- Temporary paralysis of the bowel (
paralytic ileus )
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Imperforate anus repair Recovery
Review Date: 12/11/2009
Reviewed By: Kimberly G. Lee, MD, MSc, IBCLC, Associate Professor of Pediatrics,
Division of Neonatology, Medical University of South Carolina,
Charleston, SC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
