2017 Volume 53 Issue 7 Pages 1247-1251
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to review the postoperative course of female patients with low-type anorectal malformations reoperated by limited posterior sagittal anorectoplasty (PSARP) for cosmetic reasons, who were treated by cutback anoplasty previously.
Methods: Fifteen patients were categorized into three groups (before 1 y.o., 1–5 y.o., and over 6 y.o.), and the postoperative lengths of stay (LOS), complications, and anorectal functions were compared between the groups.
Results: There were no obvious differences with increasing LOS and in terms of complications as the patients aged.
Conclusions: Surgeons should not hesitate for fear of complications in providing reanoplasty for cosmetic reasons by PSARP to patients of all the ages from infancy to school age.
