Accuracy of pre-operative fistula diagnostics in anorectal malformations

BMC Pediatrics

Table 1 Boys born with ARM reconstructed through PSARP and a divided colostomy

	Recto-urinary tract fistula^b n = 31	No fistula n = 7	p-value
Prematurity^a	9 (29)	4 (57)	0.20^e
Birth weight (g)	3020 (1700–4280)	3100 (2450–3895)	0.73^f
Small for gestational age	1 (3)	0	1^e
Concomitant malformations
Total (at least one)	27 (87)	4 (57)	0.10^e
Vertebral	19 (61)	1 (14)	0.04^e
Sacral or coccygeal	17 (55)	0	0.01^e
Tethered spinal cord	9 (29)	0	0.16^e
Caudal regression	3 (10)	0	1^e
Urinary tract	11 (35)	0	0.08^e
Genital	5 (16)	0	0.56^e 0.56^e 0.56^e
Gastro-intestinal tract	5 (16)	0
Limb	5 (16)	0
Cardiac	4 (13)	2 (29)	0.30^e
Cranio-facial	2 (6)	1 (14)	0.47^e
VACTERL association	12 (39)	0	0.07^e
Genetic syndromes
Total	3 (10)^c	6 (86)^d	< 0.01^e
Trisomy 21	0	5 (71)	< 0.01^e

Values presented as the absolute number and percentage of patients, n (%), and as median (min–max)
ARM anorectal malformations, PSARP posterior sagittal anorectal plasty
^a Gestational week < 38 + 0
^b Recto-bulbar fistula n = 8, recto-prostatic fistula n = 17, and recto-bladder neck fistula n = 6
^c Di Georges/CATCH 22, OEIS, and suspected syndrome but non-diagnosed
^d Beckwith- Wiedermann, and Trisomy 21
^e Fisher’s Exact test, two tailed
^f Mann–Whitney U-test, two tailed

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