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Association of Hirschsprung's disease and imperforate anus in a patient with “Cat-eye” syndrome

A report of one case and review of the literature

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Association of imperforate anus and Hirschsprung's disease is rate, the incidence of both events occurring together would be one child out of every 25 million live births. A case of “cat-eye” syndrome with association of high imperforate anus and long segment Hirschsprung's disease is presented.

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  1. Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th and Civic Center Blvd., 19104, Pennsylvania, USA

    S. Mahboubi

  2. Department of General Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    J. M. Templeton Jr.

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Mahboubi, S., Templeton, J.M. Association of Hirschsprung's disease and imperforate anus in a patient with “Cat-eye” syndrome. Pediatr Radiol 14, 441–442 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02343439

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